Yamaha RX-A3030, RX-A2030 User Manual

*RX-A3030: AAA, LR03, UM-4

RX-A2030: AAA, R03, UM-4

*One of the above is supplied depending

on the region of purchase.

*The supplied power

cable varies
depending on the
region of purchase.

*Using for angle

measurement
during YPAO.

UAB

1 Preparation

AV Receiver

Easy Setup Guide

English

This document explains how to set up a 9.1-channel system and play
back surround sound from a BD/DVD on the unit.

Accessories

Check that the following accessories are supplied with the product.

 Remote control  Batteries (x4)

Insert the batteries the right way round.

 AM antenna  FM antenna  YPAO microphone



Microphone base
(RX-A3030 only)

• The illustrations of the main unit and remote control used in this guide are of the RX-A3030 (U.S.A.
model), unless otherwise specified.



Power cable



CD-ROM
(Owner’s Manual)



Safety Brochure



Easy Setup Guide

To reduce the impact on natural resources, the Owner’s Manual for this product is
supplied on CD-ROM. For more information about this product, refer to the
Owner’s Manual on the supplied CD-ROM.

PDF versions of this guide and “Owner’s Manual” can be downloaded from the
following website.
http://download.yamaha.com/

[For U.S. customers only]
Visit the following website for additional information, FAQ’s, downloads such as
“Owner’s Manual” and product updates.
http://usa.yamaha.com/support/

Cables required for connections

The following cables (not supplied) are required to build the system described in this
document.

• Speaker cables (x9)

• HDMI cable (x2)

• Audio pin cable (x1)

• Digital optical cable or stereo pin cable (x1*)

* Not required if your TV supports ARC (Audio Return Channel)

2 Placing speakers

ER

12

39

45

67

10° to 30°10° to 30°

1 Front speaker (L)
2 Front speaker (R)
3 Center speaker
4 Surround speaker (L)
5 Surround speaker (R)
6 Surround back speaker (L)
7 Surround back speaker (R)
E Front presence speaker (L)
R Front presence speaker (R)
9 Subwoofer

1.8 m
(5.9 ft)

0.5 to 1 m

(1.6 to 3.3 ft)

1.8 m

(5.9 ft)

0.3 m (1 ft) or more

0.5 to 1 m

(1.6 to 3.3 ft)

Set up the speakers in the room using the following diagram as a reference.

For information on speaker systems other than 9.1-channel system, refer to “Owner’s Manual”.

2 En

3 Connecting speakers/subwoofer

FRONT

– (black)

+ (red)

FRONT

Banana plug

1

2

ZONE OUT/PRE OUT

CENTER

SUBWOOFER

ZONE 2 /

F.PRESENSE

ZONE 3 /

R.PRESENSE

FRONT

SURROUND SUR. BACK

SPEAKERS

CENTER FRONT

SURROUND BACKSURROUND

BI–AMP

ZONE 2/ZONE 3/F.PRESENCE/

ZONE 2/ZONE 3/R.PRESENCE

R L

R L

R

R

R

L

L

L

SINGLE

PRE OUT

SUBWOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

SURROUND SUR. BACK

(SINGLE) (FRONT)

(REAR)

EXTRA SP1

EXTRA SP2

The unit (rear)

1

2

ZONE OUT/PRE OUT

CENTER

SUBWOOFER

ZONE 2 /

F.PRESENSE

ZONE 3 /

R.PRESENSE

FRONT

SURROUND SUR. BACK

SPEAKERS

CENTER FRONT

SURROUND BACKSURROUND

BI–AMP

ZONE 2/ZONE 3/F.PRESENCE/

ZONE 2/ZONE 3/R.PRESENCE

R L

R L

R

R

R

L

L

L

SINGLE

PRE OUT

SUBWOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

SURROUND SUR. BACK

(SINGLE) (FRONT)

(REAR)

EXTRA SP1

EXTRA SP2

The unit (rear)

• Under its default settings, the unit is configured for 8-ohm
speakers. When connecting 6-ohm speakers, set the unit’s
speaker impedance to “6  MIN”. For details, see “Setting the
speaker impedance” in “Owner’s Manual”.

• Use a subwoofer equipped with built-in amplifier.

• Before connecting the speakers, remove the unit’s power cable
from the AC wall outlet and turn off the subwoofer.

• Ensure that the core wires of the speaker cable do not touch
each other or come into contact with the unit’s metal areas. This
may damage the unit or the speakers. If the speaker cables
short circuit, “Check SP Wires” will appear on the front display
when the unit is turned on.

■ Connecting speaker cables

Speaker cables have two wires. One is for connecting the
negative (–) terminals of the unit and the speaker, and the
other is for the positive (+) terminals. If the wires are
colored to prevent confusion, connect the black wire to
the negative and the other wire to the positive terminals.

a Remove approximately 10

mm (3/8”) of insulation
from the ends of the
speaker cable and twist
the bare wires of the cable
firmly together.

b Loosen the speaker terminal.

c Insert the bare wires of the cable into the gap on the side

(upper right or bottom left) of the terminal.

d Tighten the terminal.

Using a banana plug

(U.S.A., Canada, China,
Australia and General
models only)

a Tighten the speaker

terminal.

b Insert a banana plug into the end of the terminal.

+

b

-

b

d

a

c

aa

+

Connect the front speakers (1/2)

1

2

to the FRONT (//\) and the center
speaker (3) to the CENTER terminal.

ER

12

9

45

67

3

Connect the surround speakers
(4/5) to the SURROUND (//\)
terminals.

ER

12

9

45

67

3

En 3

Connect the surround back speakers

1

2

ZONE OUT/PRE OUT

CENTER

SUBWOOFER

ZONE 2 /

F.PRESENSE

ZONE 3 /

R.PRESENSE

FRONT

SURROUND SUR. BACK

SPEAKERS

CENTER FRONT

SURROUND BACKSURROUND

BI–AMP

ZONE 2/ZONE 3/F.PRESENCE/

ZONE 2/ZONE 3/R.PRESENCE

R L

R L

R

R

R

L

L

L

SINGLE

PRE OUT

SUBWOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

SURROUND SUR. BACK

(SINGLE) (FRONT)

(REAR)

EXTRA SP1

EXTRA SP2

12

3

45

9

ER

67

The unit (rear)

1

2

ZONE OUT/PRE OUT

CENTER

SUBWOOFER

ZONE 2 /

F.PRESENSE

ZONE 3 /

R.PRESENSE

FRONT

SURROUND SUR. BACK

SPEAKERS

CENTER FRONT

SURROUND BACKSURROUND

BI–AMP

ZONE 2/ZONE 3/F.PRESENCE/

ZONE 2/ZONE 3/R.PRESENCE

R L

R L

R

R

R

L

L

L

SINGLE

PRE OUT

SUBWOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

SURROUND SUR. BACK

(SINGLE) (FRONT)

(REAR)

EXTRA SP1

EXTRA SP2

12

3

45

9

ER

67

The unit (rear)

1

2

ZONE OUT/PRE OUT

CENTER

SUBWOOFER

ZONE 2 /

F.PRESENSE

ZONE 3 /

R.PRESENSE

FRONT

SURROUND SUR. BACK

SPEAKERS

CENTER FRONT

SURROUND BACKSURROUND

BI–AMP

ZONE 2/ZONE 3/F.PRESENCE/

ZONE 2/ZONE 3/R.PRESENCE

R L

R L

R

R

R

L

L

L

SINGLE

PRE OUT

SUBWOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

SURROUND SUR. BACK

(SINGLE) (FRONT)

(REAR)

EXTRA SP1

EXTRA SP2

12

3

45

9

ER

67

Audio pin cable

The unit (rear)

3

(6/7) to the SURROUND BACK
(//\) terminals.

Connect the front presence speakers

4

(E/R) to the EXTRA SP 1 (//\)
terminals.

Connect the subwoofer (9) to the

5

SUBWOOFER PREOUT (1) jack.

• Use a subwoofer equipped with built-in amplifier.

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4 Connecting external devices

INPUT

MAIN ZONE

VOLUME

PURE DIRECT

(1 BD/DVD)

AV 1

HDMI OUT

ARC (ZONE OUT)

12

L

R

OPTICAL

HDMI

HDMI

OPTICAL

AUDIO 1

(2 TV)

5

VOLTAGE SELECTOR

220V­240V

110V­120V

L

R

L

R

O

O

HDMI

HDMI

HDMI

a

d

c

HDMI

b

TVAudio out (digital optical or

analog stereo)

HDMI in HDMI out

BD/DVD player

HDMI OUT 1

jack

HDMI (AV 1) jack

AUDIO 1
(OPTICAL or AUDIO) jack

The unit (rear)

To an AC wall
outlet

Turn on the unit

The unit (front)

VOLTAGE SELECTOR

(General model only)

Press the bottom of the
front panel door gently to open the door

5V

PHONO

GND

L

R

NETWORKDC OUT

( 3

)

NET

0.5A

AV 3 AV 4AV 2AV 1

(1 BD/DVD)

1

75Ω

AV OUT

(2 TV)

OPTICAL4OPTICAL3COAXIAL2COAXIAL

5

ANTENNA

(4 RADIO)

HD Radio

AM

FM

YPB PR

AV 3

AV 4

SURROUND BACKSURROUND

R

CENTER

SUBWOOFER

C

D

SINGLE

HDMI

ZONE OUT/PRE OUT

ZONE 2 /

F.PRESENSE

R.PRESENSE

L

MONITOR OUT/ZONE OUT

YPB PR

ZONE 3 /

FRONT

SPEAKERS

ZONE 2/ZONE 3/R.PRESENCE

R

EXTRA SP2

HDMI OUT

12

(ZONE OUT)

ARC

MONITOR OUT/

YPB PR

ZONE OUT

AV 1

A

AV 2

B

AUDIO 4

AUDIO 3AUDIO 2AUDIO 1

6

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

R L

AV 1 AV 2 AV 3 AV 4 AV 5 AV 6 AV 7

(1 BD/DVD)

COMPONENT VIDEO

MULTI CH INPUT

FRONT

SURROUND SUR. BACK

PRE OUT

SURROUND SUR. BACK

L

REMOTE

12

IN OUT IN OUT

(SINGLE) (FRONT)

1

2

(REAR)

CENTER

SUBWOOFER

CENTER FRONT

RS-232C

TRIGGER

OUT

1

2

12V 0.1A

ZONE 2/ZONE 3/F.PRESENCE/
BI–AMP

R

L

EXTRA SP1

R

AC IN

L

Before connecting the power cable (General model only)

Make sure you set the switch position of
VOLTAGE SELECTOR according to your local voltage.
Voltages are AC 110-120/220-240 V, 50/60 Hz.

Connect external devices to the unit.

1

a Connect a BD/DVD player to the unit with an HDMI

cable.

If the BD/DVD player is currently connected to the
TV directly with an HDMI cable, disconnect the
cable from the TV and connect it to the unit.

b Connect a TV to the unit with the other HDMI cable.

c Connect a TV to the unit with a digital optical cable

or a stereo pin cable.

This connection is required to play back TV audio
on the unit. This connection is not required if your
TV supports ARC (Audio Return Channel).

d Connect the supplied power cable to the unit and

then to an AC wall outlet.

• For information on how to connect radio antennas or other
external devices, see “PREPARATIONS” in “Owner’s Manual”.

Turn on the unit, the TV and the BD/DVD

2

player.

Use the TV remote control to change the

3

TV input to video from the unit.

The connections are complete. Proceed to the next
page to optimize the speaker settings.

• You can select the on-screen menu language from English (default),
Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Italian and Chinese.
For details, refer to “Owner’s Manual”. In this guide, illustrations of
English menu screens are used as examples.

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5

SOURCE

RECEIVER

AV

AUDIO

1 2 3 4

5 6 7

V-AUX

1 2 3 4

MULTI

PHONO

USB NET

TUNER

[ C ][ A ] [ B ]

CLASSICAL

LIVE

CLUB

ENTERTAIN

MOVIE

STEREO STRAIGHT

INPUT

PURE
DIRECT

MUTE

TV

SCENE

1 2 3 4

PROGRAM

VOLUME

TV VOL

MUTE

MODE

TOP MENU

RETURN DISPLAY

POP-UP/MENU

TV CH

PRESET

ENTER

ON SCREEN

OPTION

A

UDI

O

3

5

6

7

1

234

MUL

PHONO

US

TUNE

R

[ C]

[ A][]

CLASSICAL

CLASSICAL

LIVE

CLUB

ENTERTAI

N

O

S

O

S

INPUTPUR

E

CT

MUTE

TV

SCENE

1

234

PR

A

M

VO

TV

O

L

MUTE

E

O

P MENU

L

U

CH

T

ON SC

N

O

O

N

SOURCE/RECEIVER

Cursor keys
ENTER
RETURN

YPAO MIC

VOLUME HIGH CUT

CROSSOVER/

MIN MAXMIN MAX

The unit (front)

Place the YPAO microphone at your
listening position (same height as your
ears). We recommend the use of a
tripod as a microphone stand. You can
use the tripod screws to fix the
microphone in place. (The microphone
direction is not considered.)

YPAO
microphone

Ear height

Turn on the subwoofer and set
the volume to half. If the
cross-over frequency is
adjustable, set it to maximum.

Optimizing the speaker settings automatically (YPAO)

The Yamaha Parametric room Acoustic Optimizer (YPAO) function detects speaker connections, measures the
distances from them to your listening position(s), and then automatically optimizes the speaker settings, such as
volume balance and acoustic parameters, to suit your room.

• During the measuring process, test tones are output at high volume. Ensure that the
test tones do not frighten small children. Also, refrain from using this function at night
when it may be a nuisance to others.

• During the measuring process, you cannot adjust the volume.

• During the measuring process, keep the room as quiet as possible.

• Do not connect headphones.

• Do not stand between the speakers and the YPAO microphone during the
measurement process (about 3 minutes).

• Move to the corner of the room or leave the room.

Preparing for YPAO

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Connect the YPAO microphone to the

1

YPAO MIC jack on the front panel.

The following screen appears on the TV.

V-AUX

• To cancel the operation, disconnect the YPAO microphone
before starting the measurement.

OGR

LUME

To start the measurement, use the cursor

2

keys to select “Measure” and press

T

POP-UP/MEN

REE

PTI

ENTER.

The measurement will start in 10 seconds.

The following screen appears on the TV when

DISP

MOD

PRESE

M

TERE

TRAIGHT

DIRE

V

TV

the measurement finishes.

• If the cursor keys do not work, press SOURCE/RECEIVER (to
light up the key in orange) and then use the cursor keys.

• If any error message (such as E-1) or warning message (such
as W-2) appears, see “Error messages” or “Warning
messages” in “Owner’s Manual”.

• If the warning message “W-1:Out of Phase” appears, see
“If “W-1:Out of Phase” appears” (next page).

Use the cursor keys to select

3

“Save/Cancel” and press ENTER.

Use the cursor keys to select “SAVE” and

4

press ENTER.

Disconnect the YPAO microphone from the

5

unit.

This completes optimization of the speaker settings.

If “W-1:Out of Phase” appears

Follow the procedure below to check the speaker
connections.

a Use the cursor keys to select “Result” and press ENTER.

b Use the cursor keys to select “Wiring”.

c Check the cable connections (+/–) of the speaker that

was identified as being “Reverse” in the warning
message.

If the speaker is connected correctly:

Depending on the type of speakers or room
environment, this message may appear even if the
speakers are connected correctly.

In this case, you can ignore the message.

Press RETURN and proceed to step 3.

If the speaker is connected incorrectly:

Turn off the unit, reconnect the speaker cable, and then
try YPAO measurement again.

• The YPAO microphone is sensitive to heat, so should not be
placed anywhere where it could be exposed to direct sunlight or
high temperatures (such as on top of AV equipment).

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Now let’s play back a BD/DVD.

SOURCE

RECEIVER

AV

AUDIO

1 2 3 4

5 6 7

V-AUX

1 2 3 4

MULTI

PHONO

USB NET

TUNER

[ C ][ A ] [ B ]

CLASSICAL

LIVE

CLUB

ENTERTAIN

MOVIE

STEREO STRAIGHT

INPUT

PURE

DIRECT

MUTE

TV

SCENE

1 2 3 4

PROGRAM

VOLUME

TV VOL

MUTE

MODE

TOP MENU

RETURN DISPLAY

POP-UP/MENU

TV CH

PRESET

ENTER

ON SCREEN

OPTION

SOURC

R

A

UDI

O

3

5

6

7

1

234

MULPHONO

US

TUNE

R

[ C]

[

][]

CLASSICAL

CLASSICAL

LIVE

CLUB

ENTERTAI

N

O

INPU

T

PUR

E

CT

MUTE

SCENE

1

234

A

TV

O

L

MUTE

E

O

P MENU

RETURNDISPL

AY

U

CH

T

ON SC

N

O

O

N

AV 1

STRAIGHT
STEREO

VOLU ME

We recommend playing back multichannel audio
(5.1-channel or more) to feel surround sound produced
by the unit.

6 Playing back a BD/DVD

RECEIVE

V

AUX

A

OGR

T

POP-UP/MEN

MOD

PRESE

REE

M

V

TV

PTI

DIRE

Press AV 1 to select “AV 1” as the input

1

source.

DOCK
TAG

SPIMP.-

HD

STEREO

TUNED

OUT 1INOUT 2

ENHANCER

Start playback on the BD/DVD player.

2

Press STRAIGHT repeatedly to select

3

AV1

PRE

AMP

PARTY

ZONE

ZONE3ZONE

2

4

SLEEP

3

HD

A.Sel:Auto

MUTE

PL

SW1SLSW2SW
SBLPL SBRSB PR

VOLUME

CLR

DRCADAPTIVE

PR
SR

“STRAIGHT”.

STRAIGHT

• To check if sounds are properly heard from all speakers, press
STEREO repeatedly to select “9ch Stereo”.

Press VOLUME to adjust the volume.

4

Main:Volume

VOLUME

CLR

SW1

SL SR

SBL SBR

VOLUME

CLR

SW1

SL SR

SBL SBR

This completes the basic setup procedure.

If surround sound is not working

Sound is only being output from the front speakers
during multichannel audio playback

Check the digital audio output setting on the BD/DVD
player.

It may be set to 2-channel output (such as PCM).

No sound is coming from a specific speaker

See “Troubleshooting” in “Owner’s Manual”.

Many more features!

The unit has various other functions.

Please refer to “Owner’s Manual” on the supplied
CD-ROM to help you get the most out of the unit.

Connecting other playback
devices

Connect audio devices (such as CD player),
game consoles, camcorders, and many others.

Selecting the sound mode

Select the desired sound program (CINEMA
DSP) or surround decoder suitable for movies,
music, games, sports programs, and other uses.

Playing back from iPod

By using a USB cable supplied with iPod, you
can enjoy iPod music on the unit.

■

Listening to FM/AM radio

■ Playing back music stored on

a USB storage device

■

Playing back the network
contents

■

Selecting the input source and
favorite settings at once

For more information, see “What you can do
with the unit”.

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