Yamaha RX-V471 Setup Guide

English for North America, Europe

AV Receiver

and Oceania

1 Preparation

Accessories

Check that the following accessories are supplied with the unit.

Easy Setup Guide

NATURAL SOUND AV RECEIVER RX-V471

YPAO MIC

PHONES

SILENT CINEMA

SILENT CINEMA iPod/iPhone

USB

INFO

INFO

MEMORY

MEMORY

PRESET

PRESET

BD

BD
DVD

DVD

INPUT

TONE CONTROL

TONE CONTROL

AM

AM

TUNING

CD RADIO

CD RADIO

TUNING

VIDEO AUX

STRAIGHT

STRAIGHT

VIDEOPORTABLE L AUDIO R

FM

FM

SCENE

SCENE

TV
TV

PROGRAM

The Easy Setup Guide explains the general procedures for setting up the 5.1­channel system and how to produce surround sounds from BD/DVD.
For more details, please refer to the “Owner’s Manual” contained in the CD-ROM.

About the symbols in this manual.

• “ ” indicates the explanations for better use.

• “ ” indicates the cautions concerning operations or setup of the unit.

A PDF format of this guide and the “Owner’s Manual” can be downloaded from
the following website.

http://download.yamaha.com/

DIRECT

VOLUME

VOLUME

 Remote control  Batteries (AAA, R03, UM-4) x 2

Insert the batteries into the battery case in correct directions
(+ and -).

 AM antenna  FM antenna*  VIDEO AUX input

 YPAO microphone

cover

 CD-ROM

(Owner’s Manual)

* The supplied FM antenna will differ depending on your country or region.

 Easy Setup Guide

(this manual)

 Safety Brochure

Preparing cables

Prepare the following cables (not supplied) for connection according to the instructions
in this guide.

 Speaker cable (for each speaker)  HDMI cable x 2
 Monaural pin cable x 1  Digital optical cable x 1

• A digital optical cable is not required when your TV supports the Audio Return Channel (ARC)
function.

2 Placing speakers

Place the speakers in as shown below. Other layouts (except for 5.1-channel speaker layout) are shown in the “Owner’s Manual.”

5.1-channel system

80° 80°

Front speaker (L)

Front speaker (R)

Center speaker

Surround speaker (L)

Surround speaker (R)

Subwoofer

2

3 Connecting speakers

F

R

O

N

T

F

RONT

• (U.S.A. and Canada models only) The unit is configured to
8Ω speakers as the factory setting. 6Ω speakers can be also
connected.

• (Except for U.S.A. and Canada models) Use the speakers
with an impedance of at least 6Ω.

• Use a subwoofer with a built-in amplifier.

• Disconnect the power plug before connecting the speakers.

• Be careful that the core of the speaker cable does not touch
anything or come into contact with the metal areas of the unit.
If this happens, it may damage the unit or the speakers. If the
speaker cables short circuit, “CHECK SP WIRES!” will appear
on the front panel display when the unit is switched on.

Connecting speaker cables

Speaker cables have two wires. One is for connecting the
negative (-) terminal of the unit and the speaker, and the
other is for the positive (+) terminal. If the wires are color­coded to prevent confusion, you should connect the black
side to the negative terminal and the other wire to the
positive terminal.

1 Remove approximately

10 mm (0.4 in.) of insulation
from the end of the speaker
cable and twist the bare wire
firmly.

2 Loosen the speaker terminal.
3 Insert the bare wire into the

gap on the side of the terminal.

When it is difficult to insert the wire into the gap on the
side, insert it into the gap downside of terminal.

4 Tighten the terminal.

Connecting banana plugs
(Except U.K. and Europe models)

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

+ (Red)

- (Black)

Banana plug

1 Connect the front speakers ( / ) to

the FRONT ( / ) terminals.

The unit (rear)

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

R L R L

SPEAKERS

SUBWOOFER

2 Connect the center speaker ( ) to the

CENTER terminal.

The unit (rear)

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

R L R L

SPEAKERS

SUBWOOFER

3

3

3 Connect the surround speakers ( / )

to the SURROUND ( / ) terminals.

The unit (rear)

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

R L R L

SPEAKERS

SUBWOOFER

4 Connect the subwoofer ( ) to the

SUBWOOFER jack.

Before connecting the subwoofer, turn off the
subwoofer.

The unit (rear)

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

R L R L

SPEAKERS

SUBWOOFER

Use a monaural pin
cable to connect the

Monaural

pin cable

subwoofer.

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4 Connecting external devices

COMPONENT

P

R

P

B

Y

VIDEO

OPTICAL

TV

DOCK

VIDEO

OPTICAL

COAXIAL COAXIAL

COAXIALOPTICAL

(CD) (TV)

(TV)

AV 1

AV 2 AV 3 AV 4 AV 5 AV 6

AV 2AV 1

AV 4

HDMI

ARC

HDMI OUT

OPTICAL

HDMI OUT

HDMI input HDMI output

HDMI

HDMI

HDMI

HDMI 1

HDMI

HDMI

HDMI1 jackHDMI OUT jack

(BD/DVD)

HDMI1

ARC

(BD/DVD)

HDMI 1

HDMI 2

HDMI 3

ANTENNA

AM FM

75Ω

MONITOR OUT

L

R

AV
OUT

AUDIO

HDMI 4

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

R

R

L

SPEAKERS

The unit (rear)

Audio output

(Digital optical)

OPTICAL

O

AV4 (OPTICAL)

jack

MONITOR OUT

O

BD/DVD player

L

SUBWOOFER

Plug into an
electric outlet

1 Connect external devices to the unit.

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

cable.

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

2 Connect the TV to the unit with an HDMI cable.
3 Connect the TV to the unit with an optical cable.

This connection enables the TV audio to be played
through the unit. If your TV supports the Audio
Return Channel function (ARC), this connection is
unnecessary.

4 Connect the power cable to an electric outlet.

• For connecting other devices, such as a radio antenna,
refer to “SETUP” in the “Owner’s Manual.”

2 Turn on the TV, BD/DVD player and the unit.
3 Confirm that the video images input from

BD/DVD player is displayed on the TV
screen.

a Change video input source for the TV to the unit.

b Press HDMI1 to select “HDMI1” as the input source.

If the video image input from BD/DVD player is
displayed on the TV screen, all settings have been
completed.
Go to the next page, and refer to “Optimizing the
speaker settings automatically (YPAO).”

Turn on the

unit

NATURAL SOUND AV RECEIVER RX-V471

YPAO MIC

PHONES

SILENT CINEMA iPod/iPhone

INFO MEMORY PRESET FM AM TUNING

SCENE

BD

TV CD RADIO

DVD

USB

INPUT

PROGRAM

STRAIGHTTONE CONTROL

VIDEO AUX

VIDEOPORTABLE L AUDIO R

DIRECT

VOLUME

The unit (front)

5

5

SC

O

E

E

R

S

P

CT

A

V

3

[

]

V

A

UX

MOVIE

C

BD

CDR

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MUTE

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10

3

ENT

TV

V

OL

CH

T

OP

MENU

POP-U

M

L

A

Y

SOURCE

REC

T

INPUT

MUTE

SB

A

O

O

R

Y

P

T

INFO

N

5

1

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6

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SUR

Optimizing the speaker settings automatically (YPAO)

The YPAO microphone (supplied) detects the status of speaker connections and the distance between the speakers and
the listening position, and adjusts the volume balance and the tone settings automatically (YPAO: Yamaha Parametric
room Acoustic Optimizer).

• The volume level is fixed to 0 dB while measuring.

• The test tone is output at a high volume while measuring. Be
careful that the test tone does not frighten any small children.

• The room must be quiet while measuring.

• Do not connect headphones to the unit.

• YPAO measurement does not work correctly if any obstacles are
in the room. Move everything out of the room or place it in the
corners while measuring. It takes approximately three minutes
to finish this measurement.

Preparation before using YPAO

(If necessary) Select the language displayed on the TV screen with
“Language” in the “Setup” menu referring to “Owner’s Manual” (p.71).

• Turn on the subwoofer
and set its volume to
approximately half.
And, set the cross­over frequency (if
available) to
maximum.

VOLUME HIGH CUT

CROSSOVER/

The unit (front)

1234

[ A ]

A

1234

5

TUNER

UNER

FM

INFO

MEMORY

MEM

MOVIE MUSIC

MUSI

SLEEP DIRECT

LEE

BD

DVD

SETUP

RETURN

TOP
MENU

MODE

MODE

SOURCE

6

AM

SCENE

TV

ENTER

HDMI

AV

ENE

RECEIVER

EIVER

UDI

AUDIO

PRESET

RESE

SUR. DECODE

DECODE

ENHANCER

NHANCE

CD

OPTION

OPTIO

DISPLAY

DISP

POP-UP

ENU

MENU

P

CODE SET

CODE SE

V-AUX

DOCK

DOCK

USB

U

TUNING

TUNIN

STRAIGHT

TRAIGH

DIRE

RADIO

ADI

VOLUME

LUM

MUTE

SETUP

Cursor keys

ENTER
RETURN

1 Connect YPAO microphone to the YPAO

MIC jack on the front panel.

The following image is displayed on the TV screen.

• To cancel the measurement, disconnect the YPAO
microphone before measuring starts.

2 Confirm that “Start” is selected, and then

press SETUP.

The measurement starts in ten seconds.

After the measurement is complete, the following
image is displayed on the TV screen.

MIN MAXMIN MAX

• When a subwoofer
with the automatic
standby function (turn
off automatically
during no signals
input) is used, disable
the function before
going to the next step.

YPAO microphone
listening position

The height of
your ears

Set the YPAO microphone at the height
of your ears. We recommend that you
use equipment that allows you to adjust
the height (such as a tripod) as a
microphone stand. If you are using a
tripod, use the tripod screws to fix the
microphone in place.

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7856

90

INPUT

MUTE

TV VOL TV CH

ENT

10

TV

TV

• When “W-1:Out of Phase” appears, refer to ‘When “W-1:
Out of Phase” appears’ on the next page.

• If a message such as an error message and warning
appears, refer to “Error messages” and “Warning
messages” in the “Owner’s Manual.”

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3 Confirm that “Save / Exit” is selected, and

then press ENTER.

4 Confirm that “SAVE” is selected, and then

press ENTER.

5 Remove the YPAO microphone from the

unit.

All the settings for the speakers are complete.

When “W-1: Out of Phase” appears

Use the following procedure to check the speaker
connections.
Warning messages may appear depending on the types
of speakers or the place where you set them even if they
are connected correctly.

a Press the cursor key to select “Result,” and then press

ENTER.

b Confirm that “Wiring” is selected.

c Check the cable connection (+ and -) of the speaker

indicated as red-boxed “Reverse.”

If the speakers are connected correctly:

Save the results of the measurement.
Press RETURN, and go to step 3 on the left column.

If the speakers are connected incorrectly:

Turn off the unit and connect the speaker cables again,
and then try YPAO measurement again.

• The YPAO microphone is sensitive to heat. Protect the YPAO
microphone from high temperatures (such as from AV
equipment) and direct sunlight.

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6 Playing back a BD/DVD

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9

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10

3

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N

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R

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P

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3

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MOVIE

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BD

R

O

MUTE

O

PRESET

INFO

ENT

TV

V

OL

CH

T

OP

MENU

POP-U

SOURCE

REC

T

INPUT

MUTE

USB

A

O

S

ETUP

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Let’s play a BD/DVD disc. We recommend playing back a disc recorded with multi-channel sound (up to 5.1-ch) to enjoy
the surround sound effects enough.

More various features!

More various functions are available with the unit.

Refer to the “Owner’s Manual” for details on
effective use of the unit.

CODE SET

CODE SE

RECEIVER

EIVER

SOURCE

HDMI

DMI

1234

[ A ]

A

1234

5

TUNER

UNER

FM

INFO

MEMORY

MEM

MOVIE MUSIC

MUSI

SLEEP DIRECT

LEE

BD

DVD

SETUP

RETURN

ETUR

TOP
MENU

MODE

MODE

1234

90

INPUT

TV VOL TV CH

MUTE

AM

6

AV

AUDIO

PRESET

SUR. DECODE

ENHANCER

NHANCE

TV

UDI

DECODE

POP-UP

7856

10

TV

VOLUME

P

V-AUX

DOCK

DOCK

TUNING

TUNIN

STRAIGHT

TRAIGH

DIRE

RADIO

MUTE

ENT

1 Press HDMI1 to select “HDMI1” as the input

source.

VOL.

HDMI1

HDMI1

SW
C

L
SL SR

R

2 Play a BD/DVD with a BD/DVD player.

USB

ADI

VOLUME

3 Press VOLUME to adjust the volume.

VOL.

SW
C

R

L

Volume -30.0dB

The 5.1-channel system is installed and the
procedures to play a BD/DVD are complete.

• “STRAIGHT” is set to the sound program as the initial
settings. “STRAIGHT” (straight decoding) is the sound
program which output recorded sound from each channel
directly from each speaker.

When no sound is output from surround
speakers

Sound is only output from front speakers even when
playing multi-channel source

Confirm the digital audio output settings of the BD/DVD
player.
Signals may be set to normally output on 2 channels (such as
PCM).

No sound is output from a specific speaker

Refer to “Troubleshooting” in the “Owner’s Manual.”

SL SR

Connecting external devices
other than BD/DVD players

(p.21)

Various devices, audio players, such as CD players,
video games, camcorders, etc. can be connected to
the unit.

Selecting the favorite sound
programs

You can select various sound programs (CINEMA
DSP) and sound decoders in many different
categories suitable for movies, music, video games,
sports programs, and so on.

(p.33)

Playing songs with your iPod

(p.43)

You can play an iPod with the unit using a USB cable
supplied with the iPod, the Yamaha iPod universal
dock (optional) or an iPod wireless system (optional).

z Listening to FM/AM (p.38)

z Playing back songs with Bluetooth devices

(p.50)

z Playing back songs with USB storage devices

(p.52)

z Changing input settings with a single key

(SCENE function) (p.32)

For more detail, see “What you can do with the
unit” (p.5).

© 2011 Yamaha Corporation YD338C0/ESEN2