Yamaha RX-Z11 User Manual

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UCA

AV Receiver

OWNER’S MANUAL

English

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Front panel

MAIN ZONE

ON/OFF

INPUT

MASTER

OFF

GIH

AUDIO

SELECT

SILENT CINEMA

PHONES

SPEAKERS

YPAO

OPTIMIZER

MIC

PURE DIRECT

VOLUME

MULTI ZONE

STRAIGHT TUNING MODE

EFFECT DISPLAY

ZONE ON/OFF

ZONE 2

ZONE 3 ZONE 4

S VIDEO

VIDEO

MEMORY BAND

MAN'L/AUTO

AUDIO

VIDEO AUX

ZONE

CONTROLS

PRESET/TUNING

SEARCH MODE

REC OUT/

ZONE 2

OPTICAL

EDIT

PROGRAM

PUSH ENTER

HDMI IN USB

TONE CONTROL

JKLMN

AUDIO

SELECT

SILENT CINEMA

PHONES

SPEAKERS

YPAO

OPTIMIZER

MIC

MULTI ZONE

STRAIGHT TUNING MODE

EFFECT DISPLAY

ZONE ON/OFF

ZONE 2

S VIDEO

ZONE 3 ZONE 4

VIDEO

MEMORY BAND

MAN'L/AUTO

CONTROLS

AUDI O

VIDEO AUX

ZONE

PRESET/TUNING

EDIT

SEARCH MODE

REC OUT/

ZONE 2

OPTICAL

PROGRAM

TONE CONTROL

PUSH ENTER

HDMI IN USB

POQ

(U.S.A. and Canada models)

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Remote control

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HD DVD

CBL

SAT

TUNER

SELECT

BAND

NET USB

MENUTITLE

MACRO

CAT.

A-E

POWER

SOURCE

VOLUME

POWERPOWER

V-A UXMULTI

DOCK

SYSTEM MEMORY

PRESET/CH

STANDBY

AVTV

PHONO

DVD CD

DTV DVR VCR

SETUP ID

SRCH MODELEVEL

ENTER

TAP E

CD-R

AMP

ZONEMODE

(Australia model only)

G H

Backlight mode

The remote control is equipped with the motion sensor and the remote control lights up the backlight corresponding to the motions or operation. If you do not want to lights up the backlight when this unit detects motions, change the backlight mode (see page 124).

Simplified remote control

This products is supplied with the simplified remote control. Refer to “Simplified remote control” on page 132.

Optional component control area button ( )

You can control the desired component without changing the input source of this unit (see page 122).

RETURN DISPLAY MEMORY

PC/MCX

REC

NET RADIO

CLASSICAL 1 CLASSICAL 2 LIVE/CLUB ENTERTAIN

1234

MOVIE STEREO SUR. DECODE

5678

THX STRAIGHT PURE DIRECT

PARTY SLEEP HDMI OUT AUDIO SEL

TV VOL TV CH TV

USB

ENHANCER

MUTE AUDIO

INPUT

MUTE

PRG SELECT

EXTD SUR.

ENT

3D DSP

K L

CLASSICAL 1 CLASSICAL 2 LIVE/CLUB ENTERTAIN

1234

MOVIE STEREO SUR. DECODEENHANCER

5678

THX STRAIGHT

M N

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(U.S.A. and Canada models)

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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.

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.

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 powersupply 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.

2IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories 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.

3 NOTE: This product has been tested and found to comply with 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.

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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.

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. 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. 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 BMASTER ON/OFF to release it

outward to the OFF position to turn off this unit, the main room, Zone 2, Zone 3, and Zone 4 and then disconnect the AC power plug from the AC wall outlet.

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.

WARNING

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

MASTER 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.

COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT (DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE)

Responsible Party: Yamaha Electronics Corporation, U.S.A. Address: 6660 Orangethorpe Avenue

Buena Park, CA 90620 Telephone: 714-522-9105 Fax: 714-670-0108 Type of Equipment: AV Receiver Model Name: RX-Z11

We Want You Listening For A Lifetime

Yamaha and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring or distortion – and, most importantly, without affecting your sensitive hearing. Since hearing damage from loud sounds is often undetectable until it is too late, Yamaha and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group recommend you to avoid prolonged exposure from excessive volume levels.

• This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

• Operation is subject to the following conditions: – This device may not cause harmful interference. – This device must accept any interference received including interference

that may cause undesired operation. See the “Troubleshooting” section at the end of this manual if interference to radio reception is suspected.

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Contents

Introduction

Notices .......................................................................................... 8

Features...................................................................................... 10

Getting started........................................................................... 11

Quick start guide....................................................................... 13

Preparation

Connections ............................................................................... 20

Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room

(YPAO) .................................................................................. 46

Before starting the automatic setup ...............................................46

Using the quick automatic setup....................................................47

Using the basic automatic setup ....................................................48

Reviewing the result of the automatic setup .............................49

Using advanced automatic setup ...................................................50

Basic Operation

Playback..................................................................................... 54

Basic procedure .............................................................................54

Selecting the MULTI CH INPUT component...............................54

Selecting the HDMI OUT jack ......................................................55

Selecting the front speaker set .......................................................55

Using the Zone B feature...........................................................55

Using your headphones .................................................................55

Playing video sources in the background of an audio source........55

Selecting audio input jacks (AUDIO SELECT)............................56

Muting the audio output ................................................................56

Using the sleep timer .....................................................................56

Canceling the sleep timer ..........................................................56

Operating this unit by using the graphical user interface

(GUI) menu ...............................................................................57

Items in GUI menu ....................................................................57

Basic controls in the GUI menu ................................................57

Basic operation of the GUI menu

by using the front panel controls ...........................................57

Sound field programs ...............................................................58

Selecting sound field programs .....................................................58

Sound field program descriptions..................................................58

For audio music sources ............................................................59

For various sources....................................................................61

For visual sources of music .......................................................61

For parties..................................................................................62

For game programs....................................................................62

For movie sources .....................................................................62

Stereo playback .........................................................................63

For compression artifacts

(Compressed Music Enhancer mode) ...................................63

Surround decoder mode.............................................................63

THX Surround mode .................................................................63

Using sound field programs without surround speakers

(Virtual CINEMA DSP)........................................................64

Enjoying multi-channel sources and sound field programs

with headphones (SILENT CINEMA) .................................64

Using CINEMA DSP HD³ mode...................................................64

Enjoying unprocessed input sources..............................................64

Deactivating the “STRAIGHT” mode ......................................64

Using audio features ................................................................. 65

Enjoying pure hi-fi sound ..............................................................65

Adjusting the tonal quality ............................................................65

Adjusting the speaker level............................................................65

Recording................................................................................... 66

Internal Source Operation

FM/AM tuning .......................................................................... 68

Automatic tuning .......................................................................... 68

Manual tuning ............................................................................... 69

Direct frequency tuning ................................................................ 69

Selecting preset stations................................................................ 70

Automatic preset tuning................................................................ 70

Manual preset tuning .................................................................... 71

Exchanging preset stations............................................................ 71

Using HD Radio™ features (U.S.A. model only) ................... 72

Searching HD Radio stations by using the GUI menu ................. 72

Selecting HD Radio™ audio programs ........................................ 73

Displaying HD Radio™ information............................................ 73

Front panel display ................................................................... 73

Video monitor........................................................................... 73

XM™ Satellite Radio tuning

(U.S.A. and Canada models only)........................................ 74

Enjoying the XM HD Surround content................................... 74

Connecting the XM™ Mini-Tuner Home Dock........................... 74

Activating XM™ Satellite Radio.................................................. 74

Checking your XM Radio ID ................................................... 74

Subscription of your XM Satellite Radio service..................... 74

Basic XM™ Satellite Radio operations ........................................ 75

All Channel Search mode ......................................................... 75

Category Search mode.............................................................. 75

Preset Search mode................................................................... 75

Direct Number Access mode .................................................... 76

Setting the XM™ Satellite Radio preset channels........................ 76

Displaying the XM™ Satellite Radio information ....................... 77

Displaying the XM Satellite Radio information

in the front panel display ...................................................... 77

Displaying the XM Satellite Radio information

in the video monitor ............................................................. 77

Using iPod™ .............................................................................. 78

Controlling iPod™........................................................................ 78

Remote control operation ......................................................... 78

Controlling iPod in the simple remote mode............................ 78

Controlling iPod in the menu browse mode ............................. 78

The functions of the play information display.......................... 79

Using Network/USB features ................................................... 80

Navigating the network and USB menus...................................... 80

Remote control operation ......................................................... 81

Using a PC server or Yamaha MCX-2000 ................................... 82

Installing Windows Media Player 11 on your PC .................... 82

Registering this unit on the Yamaha MCX-2000 ..................... 82

Using the Internet Radio ............................................................... 83

Storing your favorite Internet Radio stations with bookmarks

Using a USB storage device or a USB portable audio player ...... 83

Using shortcut buttons .................................................................. 84

Assigning the items to the numeric button (1-8) ...................... 84

Select an item by using numeric buttons (1-8) ......................... 84

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Contents

Advanced Operation

Advanced sound configurations .............................................. 86

Selecting decoders .........................................................................86

Selecting decoders for 2-channel sources

(surround decode mode) .......................................................86

Decoder descriptions .................................................................86

Selecting decoders used with sound field programs .................86

Selecting decoders for multi-channel sources...........................87

Playing back sources with the THX Surround modes...................87

For 2-channel sources ...............................................................87

For multi-channel sources .........................................................87

Graphical user interface (GUI) menu..................................... 88

GUI menu overview ......................................................................90

Stereo/Surround (Stereo/Surround menu) .....................................91

Input Select....................................................................................96

Manual Setup (Basic) ....................................................................99

Manual Setup (Volume) ..............................................................102

Manual Setup (Sound).................................................................103

Manual Setup (Video) .................................................................107

Manual Setup (Multi Zone) .........................................................109

Manual Setup (Network) .............................................................111

Manual Setup (Option) ................................................................112

Signal Info. (Input signal information)........................................114

Language ..................................................................................... 114

Saving and recalling the system settings

(System Memory)................................................................ 115

Saving the current system settings ..............................................115

Saving by the SYSTEM MEMORY buttons ..........................115

Saving by the GUI menu operation.........................................115

Renaming the stored settings ..................................................116

Saved parameters for the main zone .......................................117

Saved parameters for Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4....................117

Loading the stored system settings..............................................118

Loading by the SYSTEM MEMORY buttons ........................118

Loading by the GUI menu operation ......................................118

Using examples ........................................................................... 119

Example 1: Switching the settings of this unit according

to the using situations..........................................................119

Example 2: Switching the setting of this unit according

to the environment of the listening room ............................119

Controlling this unit by using the Web browser

(Web Control Center) ........................................................ 120

Remote control features ......................................................... 121

Controlling this unit, a TV, or other components........................121

Controlling this unit ................................................................121

Controlling a TV ..................................................................... 121

Controlling other components.................................................122

Selecting a component to be controlled .................................. 123

Controlling optional components (Option mode) ...................123

Customizing the remote control ..................................................123

Setting the backlight mode of the remote control (LIGHT)........ 124

Setting remote control codes (P-SET) .........................................124

Programming codes from other remote controls (LEARN)........126

Changing source names in the display window (RNAME) ........127

Macro programming features ......................................................128

Recalling programmed macro-operations ...............................128

Default macro functions ..........................................................129

Programming macro operations (MACRO) ............................129

Clearing configurations ...............................................................130

Clearing function sets (CLEAR) ............................................. 130

Clearing a learned function (ERASE) .....................................131

Simplified remote control............................................................132

Setting the controlling zone of the simplified remote control

Replacing the battery in the simplified remote control...........132

......132

Using multi-zone configuration ............................................. 133

Step1: Planning the multi-zone system....................................... 134

Step2: Connecting the speakers, external amplifiers,

and/or other components ........................................................ 135

Using internal amplifier of this unit ....................................... 135

Using external amplifiers ....................................................... 136

Using the ZONE DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack ............. 136

Connecting Zone video monitor ............................................. 137

Video signal up-conversion

to the zone component video signals ................................. 137

Using REMOTE IN/OUT and TRIGGER OUT jacks

for Zone 2, Zone 3, and Zone 4.......................................... 138

Step3: Setting the zone parameter .............................................. 139

Assigning the zone speakers................................................... 139

Controlling Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4....................................... 139

Basic operation ....................................................................... 139

Selecting the input source Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4............ 140

Adjusting the volume level of Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4

Setting the sleep timer for Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4 ........... 140

Adjusting the tonal quality of Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4

Using the Zone OSD .............................................................. 141

Using the party mode.................................................................. 141

.......... 140

........... 141

Advanced setup ....................................................................... 142

Using the advanced setup menu ................................................. 142

Additional Information

Troubleshooting ...................................................................... 146

Resetting the system ............................................................... 154

Glossary ................................................................................... 155

Sound field program information ......................................... 160

Parametric equalizer information......................................... 164

Block diagrams ....................................................................... 165

Specifications........................................................................... 167

Index ........................................................................................ 169

List of remote control codes................................................... 173

“BMASTER ON/OFF” or “3DVD” (example) indicates the name of the parts on the front panel or the remote control. Refer to the cover pages at the top of this manual for the information about each position of the parts.

PreparationIntroduction

Basic Operation

Operation

Information

Internal Source

Advanced

Additional

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Notices

About this manual

• y indicates a tip for your operation.

• Some operations can be performed by using either the buttons on the front panel or the ones on the remote control. In case the button names differ between the front panel and the remote control, the button 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.

• This unit is equipped with GUI language switching capability. In this manual, the illustrations of the GUI are examples when you set the GUI language to English.

•“AMAIN ZONE ON/OFF” or “3DVD” (example) indicates the name of the parts on the front panel or the remote control. Refer to the cover pages at the top of this manual for the information about each position of the parts.

•

The symbol “☞ ” with page number(s) indicates the corresponding

reference page(s).

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.

MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.

This receiver supports network connections.

“HDMI”, the “HDMI” logo, and “High-Definition Multimedia Interface” are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

“SILENT CINEMA” is a trademark of YAMAHA CORPORATION.

The XM name and related logos are registered trademarks of XM Satellite Radio Inc.

This product is manufactured under license from Neural Audio Corporation and THX Ltd. YAMAHA CORPORATION hereby grants the user a nonexclusive, non-transferable, limited right of use to this product under U.S.A. and foreign patent, patent pending and other technology or trademarks owned by Neural Audio Corporation and THX Ltd. “Neural Surround”, “Neural Audio”, “Neural” and “NRL” are trademarks and logos owned by Neural Audio Corporation. THX is a trademark of THX Ltd., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All rights reserved.

Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Internet Explorer, Windows Media Audio, Windows Media Connect, and Windows Media Player are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

iPod

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

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HD Radio™ technology manufactured under license from iBiquity Digital Corporation. “iBiquity Digital” and the “HD Radio” and “HD” symbols are registered trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corporation. U.S. and Foreign Patents.

Circle Surround II, Dialog Clarity, TruBass, SRS and the symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. Circle Surround II, Dialog Clarity and TruBass technologies are incorporated under license from SRS Labs, Inc.

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Introduction

Features ................................................................................................ 10

Getting started ..................................................................................... 11

Supplied accessories ................................................................................................................ 11

Using the remote control ......................................................................................................... 12

Opening and closing the front panel door ............................................................................... 12

Quick start guide .................................................................................. 13

Preparation: Check the items ................................................................................................... 13

Step 1: Set up your speakers .................................................................................................... 14

Step 2: Connect your Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD player and other components .......................... 16

Step 3: Turn on the power and start playback ......................................................................... 17

What do you want to do with this unit? ................................................................................... 18

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Features

Built-in 11-channel power amplifier

◆ Minimum RMS output power (20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD, 8 Ω) Front: 140 W + 140 W Center: 140 W Surround: 140 W + 140 W Surround back: 140 W + 140 W Front presence: 50 W + 50 W Rear presence: 50 W + 50 W

Sound field programs ☞ P. 58

◆ Proprietary Yamaha technology for the creation of sound fields

◆ THX Ultra2 Plus surround modes ☞ P. 87

◆ CINEMA DSP HD³ mode for creating intensive and accurate stereoscopic sound field ☞ P. 64

◆ Compressed Music Enhancer mode to improve the sound quality of

compression artifacts (such as the MP3 format) to that of a high-quality multi-channel source playback ☞ P. 63

◆ Virtual CINEMA DSP ☞ P. 64

◆ SILENT CINEMA ☞ P. 64

Digital audio decoders

◆ Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus decoder

◆ DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio decoder

◆ Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital EX decoder

◆ DTS/DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, Discrete 6.1, DTS 96/24 decoder

◆ Dolby Pro Logic/Dolby Pro Logic II/Dolby Pro Logic IIx decoder

◆ DTS NEO:6 decoder

◆ Neural-THX Surround decoder (U.S.A. and Canada models only)

◆ SRS CS II (U.S.A. model only)

HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) ☞ P. 29

◆ HDMI interface for standard, enhanced or high-definition video as well

as multi-channel digital audio based on HDMI version 1.3a

◆ Automatic audio and video synchronization (lip sync) information capability

◆ Deep Color (30/36 bit) and xvYCC color video signal transmission capability

◆ High refresh rate and high resolution video signals capability

◆ High definition digital audio format signals capability

◆ Analog video to HDMI digital video up-conversion (composite video ↔

S-video ↔ component video → HDMI digital video) capability for monitor out

◆ Analog and HDMI video signal up-scaling ☞ P. 107

Sophisticated FM/AM tuner ☞ P. 68

◆ 40-station random and direct preset tuning

◆ Automatic preset tuning

◆ Preset station shifting capability (preset editing)

◆ HD Radio™ digital broadcast reception capability (U.S.A. model only)

XM™ Satellite Radio (U.S.A. and Canada models only) ☞ P. 74

◆ XM Satellite Radio tuning capability (using XM Mini-Tuner and Home Dock, sold separately)

◆ Neural-THX Surround decoder to play back the XM HD content of XM Satellite Radio broadcasts in multi-channels, resulting in a full surround sound experience ☞ P. 86

◆ XM Satellite Radio information displaying capability

iPod controlling capability ☞ P. 78

◆ DOCK terminal to connect a Yamaha iPod universal dock (such as the

YDS-10, sold separately), which supports iPod (Click and Wheel), iPod nano, and iPod mini

Network features ☞ P. 80

◆ NETWORK port to connect a PC and Yamaha MCX-2000 or access the

Internet Radio via LAN

◆ DHCP automatic or manual network configuration

USB features ☞ P. 83

◆ USB ports to connect a USB storage device, USB Hard disc drive, or a

USB portable audio player

Web control feature

◆ Web control capability of this unit by using a Web browser ☞ P. 120

Automatic speaker setup features

◆ Advanced YPAO (Yamaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer) for automatic speaker setup ☞ P. 46

◆ Specialized parametric equalizer for the standing wave reduction ☞ P. 48

◆ Multiple point measurement feature for multiple listening positions ☞ P. 50

◆ Speaker angle measurement feature for the optimized CINEMA DSP effect ☞ P. 64

Other features

◆ 192-kHz/24-bit D/A converter

◆ GUI (graphical user interface) menus that allow you to optimize this unit to suit your individual audio/video system ☞ P. 88

◆ GUI display menu language switching capability (English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish and Russian) ☞ P. 114

◆ 6 or 8-channel additional input jacks for discrete multi-channel input

☞ P. 37

◆ Multiple subwoofers connection capability ☞ P. 26

◆ Analog video interlace/progressive conversion from 480i (NTSC)/576i

(PAL) to 480p/576p

◆ S-video signal input/output capability ☞ P. 30

◆ Component video input/output capability includes (4 COMPONENT VIDEO INs and 2 MONITOR OUTs) ☞ P. 29

◆ Optical and coaxial digital audio signal jacks ☞ P. 29

◆ Pure Direct mode for pure hi-fi sound for all sources ☞ P. 65

◆ Adaptive dynamic range controlling capability ☞ P. 102

◆ Adaptive DSP effect level controlling capability ☞ P. 102

◆ Remote control with preset remote control codes, learning, macro and buttons and display backlight capability ☞ P. 121

◆ Simplified remote control ☞ P. 132

◆ Advanced amplifier assign capability ☞ P. 142

◆ Flexible assignable trigger out jack ☞ P. 114

◆ Zone switching capability between the main zone and Zone 2/Zone 3/ Zone 4 using ZONE CONTROLS ☞ P. 109

◆ Zone 2 video output (composite and component) and displaying OSD (on-screen display) capability ☞ P. 137

◆ System Memory capability for saving and recalling multiple system parameter settings ☞ P. 115

◆ Sleep timer ☞ P. 56

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Supplied accessories

Check that you received all of the following parts.

Getting started

Introduction

Remote control Batteries (4)

STANDBY

POWERPOWER

POWER

AVTV

V-AUXMULTI

PHONO

DVD CD

DTV DVR VCR

NET

DOCK

USB

MACRO

SETUP ID

SYSTEM MEMORY

SRCH MODELEVEL

PRESET/CH

MENUTITLE

CAT.

ENTER

A-E

USB

PRG SELECT

MUTE AUDIO

INPUT

TAPE

CD-R

AMP

SOURCE

VOLUME

3D DSP

ZONEMODE

MUTE

ENT.

HD DVD

CBL SAT

TUNER

SELECT

BAND

RETURN DISPLAY MEMORY

PC/MCX

REC

NET RADIO

CLASSICAL 1 CLASSICAL 2 LIVE/CLUB ENTERTAIN

1234

MOVIE STEREO SUR. DECODEENHANCER

5678

THX STRAIGHT EXTD SUR.PURE DIRECT

PARTY SLEEP HDMI OUT AUDIO SEL

TV VOL TV CH TV

Simplified remote control Microphone base

(AAA, LR03)

SYSTEM MEMORY

PRESET

POWER

4132

INPUT

MUTE

Power cable

STANDBY

INT SOURCE VOLUME

Optimizer microphone

Indoor FM antenna

(Two for U.S.A. model)

(U.S.A. and Canada

models)

FRONT

DIRECTION

AM loop antenna

(For HD Radio tuning)

(U.S.A. model only)

AM loop antenna

(For conventional AM

radio tuning)

Note

The form of the supplied accessories varies depending on the models.

■ Installing batteries in the remote control

1 Take off the battery compartment cover.

2 Insert the four supplied batteries (AAA, LR03)

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 of the batteries if you notice the operation range of the remote control decreases.

• Do not use old batteries together with new ones.

• Do not use different types of batteries (such as alkaline and manganese batteries) together. Read the packaging carefully as these different types of batteries may have the same shape and color.

• We strongly recommend that you use alkaline batteries.

• If the batteries have leaked, dispose of them immediately. Avoid touching the leaked material or letting it come into contact with clothing, etc. Clean the battery compartment thoroughly before installing new batteries.

• Do not throw away batteries with general house waste; dispose of them 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. When the memory is cleared, insert new batteries, set up the remote control code and program any acquired functions that may have been cleared.

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Getting started

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

MAIN ZONE

MASTER

ON/OFF

Approximately

6 m (20 ft)

OFF

INPUT

STRAIGHT TUNING MODE

MEMORY FM/AM

PRESET/TUNING

SPEAKERS

AUDIO

SELECT

SILENT CINEMA

PHONES

EDIT

EFFECT DISPLAY

MAN'L/AUTO

Quick start guide

The following steps describe the easiest way to enjoy Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD movie playback in your home theater. See pages 21 to 25 for details of the speaker placement.

Left front presence

Right front

presence

Front right

Right

subwoofer

Surround

right

Introduction

Front left

Left

subwoofer

Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD player

Surround left

Step 1: Set up your speakers

☞ P. 14

Step 2: Connect your Blu-ray Disc/

HD DVD player and other components

☞ P. 16

Center

Right rear

presence

Surround

back right

Surround

back left

Left rear

presence

Preparation: Check the items

In these steps, you need the following supplied accessory.

❏ Power cable

The following items are not included in the package of this unit.

❏ Speakers

❏ Front speaker ................................................... x 2

❏ Center speaker ................................................ x 1

❏ Surround speaker ............................................ x 4

❏ Front presence speaker .................................. x 2

❏ Rear presence speaker ................................... x 2

Select magnetically shielded speakers. The minimum required speakers are two front speakers. The priority of the requirement of other speakers is as follows:

Step 3: Turn on the power and start

playback

☞ P. 17

Enjoy Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD

playback!

1. Two surround speakers

2. One center speaker

3. One (or two) surround back speaker(s)

4. Two front presence speakers

5. Two rear presence speakers

❏ Active subwoofers ............................................... x 2

Select active subwoofers equipped with an RCA input jack.

❏ Speaker cable ..................................................... x 11

❏ Subwoofer cables ................................................ x 2

Select monaural RCA cables.

❏ HDMI cables ......................................................... x 2

Select HDMI cables shorter than 5 meters (16 feet) with the HDMI logo printed on it.

❏ Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD player ................................ x 1

Select Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD player equipped with an HDMI output jack.

❏ Video monitor........................................................ x 1

Select a TV monitor, video monitor or projector equipped with an HDMI input jack.

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Quick start guide

Step 1: Set up your speakers

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

12 3 4

Right front

presence speaker

Right rear

presence speaker

1 Make sure that this unit and the subwoofers are unplugged from the AC wall

outlets.

2 Twist the exposed wires of the speaker cables together to prevent short circuits. 3 Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other. 4 Do not let the bare speaker wires touch any metal part of this unit.

Loosen Insert Tighten

Surround right speaker

Surround back right speaker

Front right speaker

For other speaker configurations

If you want to connect less than 11 speakers and 2 subwoofers, connect the speakers as follows.

11.2/11.1

7.2/7.1

6.2/6.1

5.2/5.1

3.2/3.1

2.2/2.1

Front left

Front

right

             

Center

Surround

left

Surround

right

Surround

back left

Surround

back right

Front

presence

left

Front

presence

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right

Center speaker

Rear

presence

left

Rear

presence

right

Subwoofer

left

Subwoofer

right

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Quick start guide

Subwoofer

cable

Subwoofer cable

Left rear

presence speaker

Right subwooferLeft subwoofer

Left front

presence speaker

Introduction

(U.S.A. model)

Surround left

speaker

Surround back

left speaker

Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red line) and “–” (white line) properly.

Note

Check the impedance of the speaker you are connecting. If the impedance of your speaker is 6-ohm, change the setting of “SPEAKER IMP.” in “Advanced setup” (see page 142).

Front left speaker

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Quick start guide

Step 2: Connect your Blu-ray Disc/HD

DVD player and other components

HDMI OUT 1

OUT 1

Make sure that this unit and the Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD player are unplugged from the AC wall outlets.

1 Connect an HDMI cable to the HDMI output jack of

your Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD player and the BD/HD DVD HDMI IN 1 jack of this unit.

BD/HD DVD HDMI IN 1

HDMI

BD/HD DVD

AC IN

IN1

AC IN

(U.S.A. model)

3 Connect the supplied power cable to AC IN of this

unit and then plug the power cable and other components into the AC wall outlet.

This unit is equipped with AC OUTLET(S) that provide(s) power to other components. See page 42 for details.

To the AC wall outlet

General connection information

• General information on jacks and cable plugs ☞ P. 29

• General information on HDMI ☞ P. 29

• Speaker impedance setting ☞ P. 43

For further connections

• Using other kinds of speaker combinations ☞ P. 21

Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD

HDMI output jack

player

HDMI cable

AV receiver

BD/HD DVD

HDMI IN 1 jack

2 Connect an HDMI cable to the HDMI OUT 1 jack of

this unit and the HDMI input jack of your video monitor.

AV receiver

Video monitor

HDMI input

jack

HDMI cable

HDMI OUT 1 jack

• Connecting a video monitor via various ways of connection ☞ P. 31

• Connecting a Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD player via various ways

of connection

☞ P. 32

• Connecting a DVD player via various ways of connection ☞ P. 33

• Connecting a DVD recorder or a digital video recorder ☞ P. 34

• Connecting a set-top box ☞ P. 33

• Connecting a CD player, an MD recorder, or a turntable ☞ P. 35

• Connecting an external amplifier ☞ P. 36

• Connecting a DVD player via multi-channel analog audio

connection ☞ P. 37

• Connecting a Yamaha iPod universal dock ☞ P. 38

• Using the REMOTE IN/OUT jacks ☞ P. 38

• Using the TRIGGER OUT jacks ☞ P. 38

• Using the VIDEO AUX jacks on the front panel ☞ P. 39

• Connecting FM/AM antennas ☞ P. 41

• Connecting XM Mini-Tuner Home Dock ☞ P. 74

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• Connecting this unit to your network ☞ P. 40

• Connecting a USB device ☞ P. 40

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Quick start guide

Step 3: Turn on the power and start playback

Check the type of the connected speakers.

If the speakers are 6-ohm speakers, set “SPEAKER IMP.” to “6ΩMIN” before using this unit (see page 142).

1 Turn on the video monitor connected to this unit.

2 Press

MASTER ON/OFF on the front panel inward

to the ON position.

■ After using this unit...

Press AMAIN ZONE ON/OFF to set this unit to the standby mode.

This unit is set to the standby mode and consumes a small amount of power in order to receive infrared signals from the remote control. To turn on this unit from the standby mode, press AMAIN ZONE ON/OFF on the front panel (or EPOWER on the remote control). See page 43 for details.

Automatic setup feature

To optimize the speaker settings for your listening room, use the automatic setup feature. See pages 47 to 52 for details.

Introduction

Note

After this unit is turned on, it takes approximately 20 seconds until this unit produces sounds, and while “Please wait” appears in the front panel display, this unit does not accepts the front panel operations and stores the remote control operations. This unit performs the stored remote control operations after “Please wait” disappears.

3 Rotate the

to “BD/HD DVD”.

The recommended sound field program is set for each input source (BD/HD DVD, etc.). You can also use various sound field programs and other sound modes for playback. Refer to the following pages for details:

– see pages 64 and 86 to use various sound field programs – see page 64 to turn on or off the sound effect – see page 65 to use the pure direct mode for high fidelity sound

INPUT selector to set the input source

4 Start playback of the desired Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD

source on your player.

5 Rotate

VOLUM E to adjust the volume.

■ Are you enjoying playback?

If there are some troubles with playback, check the settings as follows.

No sound is output.

Are the speakers connected correctly? Â Check the speaker connection. Are Your Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD player connected correctly? Â Check the connection of the Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD player. Are the front speakers selected correctly? Â Press GSPEAKERS A or GSPEAKERS B. Is volume setting correct? Â Adjust the volume level. Does the Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD player play back correctly? Â Check the setting of the Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD player.

No picture.

Is the video monitor connected correctly? Â Check the connection of the video monitor. If the video monitor is connected to the HDMI OUT 1 jack of this unit, is the “HDMI OUT SEL” setting correct?

Â Set the operation mode selector to CAMP and then press

CHDMI OUT repeatedly to set “HDMI OUT SEL” to

“OUT 1”. Is Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD player connected correctly? Â Check the connection of the video monitor. Is the input source setting of the video monitor correct? Â Check the setting of the input source of the video monitor.

Any other troubles?

Refer to “Troubleshooting” on pages 146 to 153 for other troubles.

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Quick start guide

What do you want to do with this unit?

Using various input sources

• Basic operations of this unit ☞ P. 54

• Enjoying FM/AM radio programs ☞ P. 68

• Enjoying XM Satellite Radio programs ☞ P. 74

• Using your iPod with this unit ☞ P. 78

• Enjoying the contents stored on your PC ☞ P. 80

• Enjoying Internet radio programs and Podcasts ☞ P. 83

• Using USB devices with this unit ☞ P. 83

Using various sound features

• Using various sound field programs ☞ P. 58

• Using the Pure Direct mode for high fidelity sound ☞ P. 65

• Adjusting the tonal quality of the speakers ☞ P. 65

• Customizing the sound field programs ☞ P. 86

Additional features

• Setting the remote control ☞ P. 121

• Displaying the current input source signal information in the GUI ☞ P. 114

• Saving and recalling the system settings of this unit (System Memory) ☞ P. 115

• Controlling this unit using a Web browser ☞ P. 120

• Using headphones ☞ P. 55

• Using this unit in multiple rooms simultaneously (multi-zone configuration) ☞ P. 133

• Automatically turning off this unit ☞ P. 56

Manually adjusting various parameters of

this unit

• Setting the language of the GUI menu ☞ P. 114

• Assigning the input/output jacks of this unit ☞ P. 96

• Setting the parameters for each input source ☞ P. 96

• Setting the parameters related to the volume level

☞ P. 102

• Adjusting the tonal quality of each channel manually by using

the parametric equalizer ☞ P. 104

• Adjusting the audio and video synchronization ☞ P. 105

• Muting the selected speaker channel ☞ P. 106

• Setting the parameters related to the video signals

☞ P. 107

• Setting the basic speaker configuration ☞ P. 99

• Setting the network parameters ☞ P. 111

• Setting the parameters of the multi-zone feature ☞ P. 110

• Protecting the various settings ☞ P. 113

Adjusting the advanced parameters

• Setting the speaker impedance of the connected speakers

☞ P. 142

• Setting the language of the GUI menu ☞ P. 144

• Setting the video format of the connected video monitor

☞ P. 144

• Setting the parameters of this unit to default values

☞ P. 154

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Preparation

Connections ......................................................................................... 20

Rear panel .......................................................................................................................... 20

Placing speakers ................................................................................................................. 21

Connecting speakers .......................................................................................................... 23

Using subwoofers .............................................................................................................. 26

Using presence speakers .................................................................................................... 27

Connecting the speaker cable ............................................................................................ 28

Information on jacks and cable plugs ................................................................................ 29

Information on HDMI™ .................................................................................................... 29

Audio and video signal flow .............................................................................................. 30

Connecting a TV monitor or projector .............................................................................. 31

Connecting other components ........................................................................................... 32

Using the VIDEO AUX jacks on the front panel .............................................................. 39

Connecting the network ..................................................................................................... 40

Connecting the USB storage devices to the USB ports ..................................................... 40

Connecting the FM and AM antennas ............................................................................... 41

Connecting the power cable ............................................................................................... 42

Setting the speaker impedance and language .................................................................... 43

Turning this unit on and off ............................................................................................... 43

Front panel display ............................................................................................................ 44

Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room (YPAO)

.............................................................................................................46

Before starting the automatic setup ................................................................................... 46

Using the quick automatic setup ........................................................................................ 47

Using the basic automatic setup ........................................................................................ 48

Using advanced automatic setup ....................................................................................... 50

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Connections

Rear panel

Connections

SPEAKERS

+ +

REAR PRESENCE /ZONE

FRONT PRESENCE /ZONE

SURROUND

SUR. BACK/ BI-AMP

FRONT B/ ZONE

EXTRA SP

FRONT A

CENTER

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

COMPONENT VIDEO

RS-232C

BD/ HD DVD

DVD

CBL/SAT

DVR

TRIGGER

OUT

REMOTE

OUT

MONITOR

OUT

9 B C D E 1A

ANTENNA-1

HD-Radio

GND

COMPONENT VIDEO

RPB

Name Page

1 Speaker terminals

3 COMPONENT VIDEO jacks

Video component jacks

Zone video out jacks

DOCK terminal

4 USB port

5 NETWORK port

6 HDMI jacks

7 XM jack (U.S.A. and Canada models only)

8 ANTENNA terminals

9 TRIGGER OUT jack

REMOTE IN/OUT jacks

0 COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks

A ANTENNA terminals

(For HD radio, U.S.A. mode only)

B AC OUTLET(S)

C MULTI CH INPUT jacks

ZONE OUT jacks

PRE OUT jacks

D AC IN

E Audio component jacks

Digital audio jacks

ZONE DIGITAL OUT jack

NETWORKUSB

S VIDEO

CBL/SAT

1 2 3 4 5 4 5

VIDEO

1 2 3 45

FRONT (6CH) CENTER

MULTI CH INPUT

DVRDTVDV D

CBL/SAT

SUBWOOFER SURROUND CENTER

ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4

SURROUNDSB (8CH)

AC OUTLETS

SWITCHED

31 – 33

135

136

HDMI

IN1 IN2 IN3 IN4

OUT 2OUT 1

VCRVCR DVR

VCRDV RDTVDV D

4 5

VCR CD-R

DVR

ZONE OUT PRE OUT

FRONT

AUDIO OUT AUDIO INAUDIO IN

BD/HD DVD

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO

MD/TAPE

DVD

CD-R CD

(FRONT) (SINGLE)

(REAR)

SUBWOOFER

CBL/SAT

ZONE OUTVIDEO OUTVIDEO IN

COMPONENT VIDEO

MD/TAPE

SUR. BACK

DVR

RPB

FRONT

PRESENCE

AC IN

REAR

PRESENCE

ZONE

COAXIAL

CD-R

OPTICAL MD/TAPE

PHONO

CBL/SAT

OPTICAL

GND

BD/ HD DVD

COAXIAL

ANTENNA-2

GND AM

DIGITAL OUTDOCK

DVD

DVR

DVD

DTV

DIGITAL IN

SPEAKERS

(U.S.A. model)

2 RS-232C terminal

This is a control expansion terminal for custom installation. Consult your dealer for details.

REAR PRESENCE /ZONE

FRONT PRESENCE /ZONE

SURROUND

(SINGLE)

SUR. BACK/ BI-AMP

FRONT B/ ZONE

EXTRA SP

FRONT A

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Connections

Placing speakers

The speaker layout below shows the speaker setting we recommend. You can use it to enjoy the CINEMA DSP and multi-channel audio sources.

■ 11.2/11.1 -channel speaker layout

11.2/11.1-channel speaker layout is highly recommended for playback the sound of high definition audio formats (Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, etc.) as well as the conventional audio sources with sound field programs. See page 23 for connection information.

FPR

FPRFPL

Preparation

FPL

RSW

RPR

30˚

60˚

80˚

SBL

30 cm (12 in) or more

SBR

RPRRPL

Speaker indications

FL/FR: Front left/right

LSW

RPL

SBL

SBR

SBL/SBR: Surround back left/right

FPL/FPR: Front presence left/right

C: Center

SL/SR: Surround left/right

RPL/RPR: Rear presence left/right

LSW/RSW: Left/right subwoofer

Front left and right speakers

The front speakers are used for the main source sound plus effect sounds. Place these speakers at an equal distance from the ideal listening position. The distance of each speaker from each side of the video monitor should be the same.

Center speaker

The center speaker is for the center channel sounds (dialog, vocals, etc.). If for some reason it is not practical to use a center speaker, you can do without it. Best results, however, are obtained with the full system.

Surround left and right speakers

The surround speakers are used for effect and surround sounds.

Surround back left and right speakers

The surround back speakers supplement the surround speakers and provide more realistic front-to-back transitions.

Front and rear presence left and right speakers

See page 27 for details.

Left and right subwoofers

See page 26 for details.

Using di-pole speakers

It is recommended that you use di-pole speakers for surround left and right channels for the accurate playback with the THX surround modes. When you use di-pole speakers, place the surround and surround back speakers as below. Set the distance between surround back speakers rather narrow compared with the conventional speaker layout.

SBL

: Di-pole speaker : Direction of the di-pole speaker phase

SBR

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Connections

■ 7.2/7.1 (or 6.2/6.1) -channel speaker layout

See page 23 for connection information.

LSW

80˚

SBL

30 cm (12 in) or more

30˚

60˚

SBR

RSW

Speaker indications

FL/FR: Front left/right

SL/SR: Surround left/right

SBL/SBR: Surround back

LSW/RSW: Left/right subwoofer

SBR

SBL

C: Center

left/right

■ 5.2/5.1 -channel speaker layout

See page 23 for connection information.

LSW

80˚

30˚

60˚

Speaker indications

LSW/RSW: Left/right subwoofer

RSW

FL/FR: Front left/right

C: Center

SL/SR: Surround left/right

Front left and right speakers Center speaker Surround left and right speakers

The functions and settings of each speaker are the same as those for the 11.2/11.1-channel speaker layout (see page 21).

Surround back left and right speakers

The surround back speakers supplement the surround speakers and provide more realistic front-to-back transitions. If you use a single surround back speaker, connect the single surround back speaker to the SUR.BACK/BI-AMP (SINGLE) speaker terminal and place the speaker behind the listening position. The surround back left and right channel signals are mixed down and output at the single surround back speaker when you set “Surround Back” to “Small x1” or “Large x1” (see page 100).

Subwoofer

See page 26 for details.

Front left and right speakers Center speaker Subwoofer

The functions and settings of each speaker are the same as those for the 11.2/11.1-channel speaker layout (see page 21).

Surround left and right speakers

Connect the surround speakers to the SURROUND speaker terminals even if you place the surround speakers behind the listening position. For the smooth and unbroken sound field behind the listening position, place the surround left and right speakers farther back compared with the placement in the 11.2/11.1-channel speaker layout. The surround back channel signals are directed to the surround left and right speakers when “Surround Back” is set to “None” (see page 100).

Subwoofer

See page 26 for details.

You can also use the front presence speakers (see page 27) instead of the surround back speakers.

For other speaker combinations

You can enjoy multi-channel sources with sound field programs by using a speaker combination other than the speaker combinations shown above. Use the automatic setup feature (see page 46) or set the “Speaker Set” parameters in “Manual Setup” (see page 99) to output the surround sounds at the connected speakers.

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Connections

Connecting speakers

Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel (R), “+” (red line) and “–” (white line) properly. If the connections are faulty, this unit cannot reproduce the input sources accurately.

Caution

• Before connecting the speakers, make sure that this unit is turned off (see page 43).

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

• Use magnetically shielded speakers. If this type of speaker still creates interference with the monitor, place the speakers away from the monitor.

• If you are to use 6-ohm speakers, be sure to set “SPEAKER IMP.” to “6ΩMIN” before using this unit (see page 43).

Notes

• A speaker cord is actually a pair of insulated cables running side by side. Cables are colored or shaped differently, perhaps with a stripe, groove or ridge. Connect the striped (grooved, etc.) cable to the “+” (red line) terminals of this unit and your speaker. Connect the plain cable to the “–” (white line) terminals.

• You can also use the REAR ZONE/PRESENCE, FRONT ZONE/PRESENCE, and/or EXTRA SP speaker terminals for the Zone 2, Zone 3, and/or Zone 4 speakers (see page 139). You can also use all speaker terminals of this unit for the Zone 2, Zone 3, and/or Zone 4 speakers (see page 143).

■ For the 11.2/11.1 (or 9.2/9.1) -channel speaker setting

Preparation

Right front

presence

speaker

Right rear

presence

speaker

Left rear presence speaker

FRONT B speakers

SPEAKERS

+ +

REAR PRESENCE /ZONE

FRONT PRESENCE /ZONE

SURROUND

SUR. BACK/ BI-AMP

FRONT B/ ZONE

EXTRA SP

FRONT A

CENTER

(U.S.A. model)

Left front presence speaker

SPEAKERS

REAR PRESENCE /ZONE

FRONT PRESENCE /ZONE

SURROUND

(SINGLE)

SUR. BACK/ BI-AMP

FRONT B/ ZONE

EXTRA SP

FRONT A

Surround right

speaker

Surround back

right speaker

Front right

speaker

Center speaker

Front left

speaker

Surround back

left speaker

Surround left

speaker

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Connections

■ For the 7.2/7.1 (or 6.2/6.1) -channel speaker setting

FRONT B speakers

SPEAKERS

+ +

SURROUND

SUR. BACK/ BI-AMP

FRONT B/ ZONE

EXTRA SP

FRONT A

CENTER

(U.S.A. model)

Center speaker

SPEAKERS

SURROUND

(SINGLE)

SUR. BACK/ BI-AMP

FRONT B/ ZONE

EXTRA SP

FRONT A

Surround right

speaker

Surround back

right speaker

Front right

speaker

Front left

speaker

Surround back

left speaker *

* If you use a single surround back speaker, connect the speaker to the SUR.BACK/BI-AMP (SINGLE) speaker terminal.

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Surround left

speaker

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■ For the 5.2/5.1 -channel speaker setting

FRONT B speakers

SPEAKERS

Connections

Preparation

+ +

SURROUND

FRONT B/ ZONE

EXTRA SP

FRONT A

CENTER

(U.S.A. model)

Center speaker

SPEAKERS

SURROUND

FRONT B/ ZONE

EXTRA SP

FRONT A

Surround right

speaker

Front right

speaker

Front left

speaker

Surround left

speaker

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Connections

Using subwoofers

The use of subwoofers with built-in amplifiers, such as the Yamaha Active Servo Processing Subwoofer System, is effective not only for reinforcing bass frequencies from any or all channels, but also for reproducing the high fidelity sound of the LFE (low-frequency effect) channel included in digital audio signals. Turn it slightly toward the center of the room to reduce wall reflections. You can use one or two subwoofers and select various positions of the subwoofers.

■ Configuration 1:

Front left and right

Set “Configuration” in “Subwoofer” to “Stereo” (see page 100).

FL FR

LSW

RSW

SL SR

SBRSBL

Speaker indications

FL/FR: Front left/right

C: Center

SL/SR: Surround left/right

SBL/SBR: Surround back left/right

LSW/RSW: Left/right subwoofer

■ Connecting subwoofers

■ Configuration 2:

Front and rear

Set “Configuration” in “Subwoofer” to “Front & Rear” (see page 100).

FL FR

FSW

SL SR

RSW

SBRSBL

Speaker indications

FL/FR: Front left/right

C: Center

SL/SR: Surround left/right

SBL/SBR: Surround back left/right

FSW/RSW: Front/rear subwoofer

■ Configuration 3: A single subwoofer

Set “Configuration” in “Subwoofer” to “Monaural” (see page 100).

FL FR

SL SR

SBRSBL

Speaker indications

FL/FR: Front left/right

C: Center

SL/SR: Surround left/right

SBL/SBR: Surround back left/right

SW: Subwoofer

Left (or front) subwoofer

If you connect a single subwoofer, connect the subwoofer to the left SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jacks.

(FRONT)

(REAR)

SUBWOOFER

PRE OUT

Right (or rear) subwoofer

(U.S.A. model)

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Using presence speakers

The presence speakers supplement the sound from the front and surround back speakers with extra ambient effects produced by the sound field programs (see page 58). Presence speakers function more effectively when the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode is active (see page 64). You can adjust the vertical position of dialogues with using the front presence speakers (see page 91).

Note

If “Front Presence” is set to “None”, the rear presence speakers also do not function and you cannot activate the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode.

Front presence speakers

Preparation

0.5 to 1 m (1 to 3 ft)

1.8 m

(6 ft) or

higher

Rear presence speakers

1.8 m

(6 ft) or

higher

SBR SBL

0.5 to 1 m (1 to 3 ft)

FPRFPL

1.8 m

(6 ft) or higher

RPLRPR

1.8 m

(6 ft) or

higher

Speaker indications

FL: Front left

FR: Front right

C: Center

FPL: Front presence left

FPR: Front presence right

Speaker indications

SL: Surround left

SR: Surround right

SBL: Surround back left

SBR: Surround back right

RPL: Rear presence left

RPR: Rear presence right

* Place the rear presence left and right speakers so that the distance between the rear presence left and right speakers is same as the distance between front

presence left and right speakers.

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Connections

Connecting the speaker cable

1 Remove approximately 10 mm (0.4 in) of insulation

from the end of each speaker cable and then twist the exposed wires of the cable together to prevent short circuits.

10 mm (0.4 in)

2 Loosen the knob.

Red line: positive (+)

White line: negative (–)

3 Insert one bare wire into the hole on the side of each

terminal.

■ Connecting the banana plug

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

banana plug

Red line: positive (+)

White line: negative (–)

■ Using bi-amplification connections

Caution

Remove the shorting bars or bridges of your speakers to separate the LPF (low pass filter) and HPF (high pass filter) crossovers.

This unit allows you to make bi-amplification connections to one speaker system. Check if your speakers support bi-amplification. To make the bi-amplification connections, use the FRONT A and SUR.BACK/BI-AMP terminals as shown below. To activate the biamplification connections, set “BI-AMP” to “ON” in “Advanced setup” (see page 143).

4 Tighten the knob to secure the wire.

This unit

(SINGLE)

SUR. BACK/ BI-AMP

FRONT B/ ZONE

EXTRA SP

FRONT B/

FRONT A

SUR. BACK/ BI-AMP

FRONT B/ ZONE

EXTRA SP

FRONT A

LeftRight

Front speakers

Note

When you make the conventional connection, make sure that the shorting bars are put into the terminals of the speakers appropriately. Refer to the instruction manuals of the speakers for details.

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Information on jacks and cable plugs

Connections

Audio jacks and cable plugs

AUDIO

Left and right analog

audio cable plugs

(Red)(White) (Orange)

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

Coaxial digital

audio cable plug

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

Optical digital

audio cable plug

■ Audio jacks

This unit has three types of audio jacks. Connection depends on the availability of audio jacks on your other components.

AUDIO jacks

For conventional analog audio signals transmitted via left and right analog audio cables. Connect red plugs to the right jacks and white plugs to the left jacks.

DIGITAL COAXIAL jacks

For digital audio signals transmitted via coaxial digital audio cables.

DIGITAL OPTICAL jacks

For digital audio signals transmitted via optical digital audio cables.

Note

You can use the digital jacks to input PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS bitstreams. When you connect components to both the COAXIAL and OPTICAL jacks, priority is given to the signals input at the COAXIAL jack. All digital input jacks are compatible with 96-kHz sampling digital signals.

Video jacks and cable plugs

VIDEO S VIDEO

(Yellow) (Green) (Blue) (Red)

Composite video

cable plug

S-video cable

plug

COMPONENT VIDEO

Y R PB P

Component video

cable plugs

■ Video jacks

This unit has three types of video jacks. Connect the video input jacks of this unit to the video output jacks of the input source components to switch the audio and video sources simultaneously. Connection depends on the availability of input jacks on your video monitor.

VIDEO jacks

For conventional composite video signals transmitted via composite video cables.

S VIDEO jacks

For S-video signals, separated into the luminance (Y) and chrominance (C) video signals transmitted on separate wires of Svideo cables.

COMPONENT VIDEO jacks

For component video signals, separated into the luminance (Y) and chrominance (P component video cables.

This unit is equipped with the video conversion function. See pages 30 and 107 for details.

B, PR) video signals transmitted on separate wires of

Preparation

Information on HDMI™

■ HDMI jack and cable plug

This unit has five HDMI input jacks and two HDMI output jacks for digital audio and video signal input/output.

HDMI

HDMI cable plug

• We recommend that you use a commercially available HDMI cable shorter than 5 meters (16 feet) with the HDMI logo printed on it.

• Use a conversion cable (HDMI jack other DVI components.

• You can check the potential problem about the HDMI connection (see page 114).

↔ DVI-D jack) to connect this unit to

• See page 168 for the information on the input signal capability of this unit for the HDMI connection.

• When you set “Standby Through” in “Manual Setup” to “On”, this unit allows the HDMI signals input at an HDMI IN jack to pass through this unit and output at an HDMI OUT jack (see page 113).

Notes

• Do not disconnect or connect the cable or turn off the power of the HDMI components connected to the HDMI OUT jacks of this unit while data is being transferred. Doing so may disrupt playback or cause noise.

• The HDMI OUT jacks output the audio signals input at the HDMI input jacks only when “Support Audio” is set to “Other” (see page 113).

• If you turn off the power of the video monitor connected to the HDMI OUT jacks via a DVI connection, this unit may fail to establish the connection to the component.

• The analog video signals input at the composite video, S-video and component video jacks can be digitally up-converted to be output at the HDMI OUT jacks. Set “Conversion” to “On” in “Manual Setup” (see page 107) to activate this feature.

• This unit is equipped with two HDMI OUT jacks, however cannot output the video signals to the both HDMI OUT jacks simultaneously. You can select the active HDMI OUT jack. See page 54 for details.

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Audio and video signal flow

■ Audio signal flow

OutputInput

HDMI

DIGITAL AUDIO

(COAXIAL)

DIGITAL AUDIO

(OPTICAL)

AUDI O

Notes

• 2-channel as well as multi-channel PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS signals input at the HDMI input jacks can be output at the HDMI OUT jacks only when “Support Audio” is set to “Other” (see page 113).

• The following types of audio signals can be only input at HDMI input jacks: –DSD –Dolby TrueHD – Dolby Digital Plus – DTS-HD Master Audio – DTS-HD High Resolution Audio

■ Video signal flow

OutputInput

HDMI

COMPONENT

VIDEO

S VIDEO

VIDEO

Through

“Conversion”: “On” (see page 107)

You can deinterlace and convert the resolution of the video signals by using “Video” parameters. See page 107 for details.

Notes

• When the analog video signals are input at the COMPONENT VIDEO, S VIDEO and VIDEO jacks, the priority order of the input signals is as follows:

1. COMPONENT VIDEO

2. S VIDEO

3. VIDEO

• This unit is equipped with the two COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks and HDMI OUT jacks. The COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT 1 and 2 outputs the same video signals and you can use both COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks simultaneously.

• Digital video signals input at the HDMI input jacks cannot be output from analog video output jacks.

• The analog component video signals (with 480i (NTSC)/576i (PAL) of resolution only) are converted to the S-video or composite video signals and output at the VIDEO or S VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks.

• The GUI signal is not output at the DVR OUT and VCR OUT jacks and is not recorded.

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Connecting a TV monitor or projector

Connect your TV (or projector) to one of the HDMI OUT jacks, the COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks, the S VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack or the VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack of this unit.

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

You can select to play back HDMI audio signals on this unit or on another HDMI component connected to the HDMI OUT jacks on the rear panel of this unit. Use the “Support Audio” parameter in “Option” to select the component to play back HDMI audio signals (see page 113).

Connections

Notes

• This unit is equipped with two HDMI OUT jacks, however cannot output the video signals to the both HDMI OUT jacks simultaneously. You can select the active HDMI OUT jack. Set the operation mode selector to FAMP and then press CHDMI OUT repeatedly.

• If you connect a video monitor or projector to one of the HDMI OUT jack, connect the component to the HDMI OUT 1 jack.

• Some video monitors connected to this unit via a DVI connection fail to recognize the HDMI audio/video signals being input if they are in the standby mode. In this case, the HDMI indicator flashes irregularly.

• The GUI menu is not overlaid on the input video image depending on the input video signal format and the setting of the parameters in “Wall Paper” (see page 108). In this case, the GUI menu appears with the wall paper or gray background.

• If the connected video monitor is compatible with the automatic audio and video synchronization feature (automatic lip sync feature), this unit adjusts the audio and video timing automatically (see page 105). Connect the video monitor to the HDMI OUT jacks of this unit to use the feature.

Preparation

Component video in

COMPONENT VIDEO

PRPBY

MONITOR

OUT

Projector

HDMI in

HDMI

OUT 2OUT 1

VIDEO OUT

MONITOR

OUT

PRPB

(U.S.A. model)

Component video in

HDMI in

Video in

S-video in

indicates recommended connections

indicates alternative connections

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Connections

Connecting other components

• When “Conversion” is set to “On” (see page 107), the converted video

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

Notes

• When “Conversion” is set to “Off” (see page 107), be sure to make the same type of video connections as those made for your TV (see page 31). For example, if you connected your TV to the VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack of this unit, connect your other components to the VIDEO jacks.

■ Connecting a Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD player

Connect your Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD player to the HDMI IN1 jack of this unit to perform the features of the Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD completely.

Component out Coaxial out

signals are output only at the MONITOR OUT jacks. When recording a source, you must make the same type of video connections between each component.

• To make a digital connection to a component other than the default component assigned to each DIGITAL INPUT or DIGITAL OUTPUT jack, select the corresponding setting for “Optical Input”, “Optical Output”, or “Coaxial Input” in “I/O Assignment” (see page 96).

• If you connect your DVD player to both the DIGITAL INPUT (OPTICAL) and the DIGITAL INPUT (COAXIAL) jacks, priority is given to the signals input at the DIGITAL INPUT (COAXIAL) jack.

Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD player

COMPONENT VIDEO

BD/ HD DVD

HDMI out

PRPBY

HDMI

IN1

PRPBY

BD/HD DVD

BD/

HD DVD

COAXIAL

DIGITAL IN

(U.S.A. model)

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■ Connecting a DVD player

DVD

Connections

HDMI

IN2

VIDEO IN

S VIDEO

DVD

VIDEO

AUDIO IN

DVD

PRPBY

L R

Video out

DVD

OPTICAL

DVD

COAXIAL

DIGITAL IN

S-video out

HDMI out

(U.S.A. model)

Preparation

■ Connecting set-top boxes

Component out

COMPONENT VIDEO

CBL/SAT

PRPBY

Audio out

Component out

PRPBY

VIDEO IN

S VIDEO

CBL/SAT

DTV

2 3

VIDEO

AUDIO IN

DTV

CBL/SAT

2 3

Optical out

Coaxial out

DVD p layer

Satellite receiver

or cable TV receiver

Optical out

S-video out

Video out

HDMI

L R

Audio out

CBL/SAT

HDMI out

IN3

CBL/SAT

OPTICAL

S-video out

DTV

COAXIAL

DIGITAL IN

Coaxial out

Audio out

(U.S.A. model)

Video out

HDTV decoder

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■ Connecting a DVD recorder

COMPONENT VIDEO

HDMI

IN4

S VIDEO

RPBY

DVR

VIDEO OUTVIDEO IN

DVR

■ Connecting a VCR

VIDEO

DVR

Video out

PRPBY

S S

V V

L R

DVR

Audio out

S-video out

Component out

AUDIO OUTAUDIO IN

DVR

Audio in

L R

DVD recorder

Video in

S-video in

HDMI out

Optical out

OPTICAL

DVR

DIGITAL IN

(U.S.A. model)

L R

Audio out

Video out

S VIDEO

VIDEO

VCR

Audio in

Video in

S-video out

VCR

S-video in

L R

VIDEO OUTVIDEO IN

VCRVCR

AUDIO OUTAUDIO IN

VCR

(U.S.A. model)

indicates recommended connections

indicates alternative connections

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Connections

■ Connecting audio components

Notes

• Connect your turntable to the GND terminal of this unit to reduce noise in the signal. However, you may hear less noise without the connection to the GND terminal for some turntables.

• The PHONO jacks are only compatible with a turntable with an MM or a high-output MC cartridge. To connect a turntable with a low-output MC cartridge to the PHONO jacks, use an in-line boosting transformer or an MC-head amplifier.

• When you connect both the DIGITAL INPUT (OPTICAL) jack and the DIGITAL INPUT (COAXIAL) jack to an audio component, the priority is given to the DIGITAL INPUT (COAXIAL) jack.

CD recorder

CD player

Preparation

Audio in

L R L R

Optical in

Audio out

L RL R L R

AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN

Audio out

CD-R

MD/TAPE

CD-R CD

MD/TAPE

Optical out

L R

Audio out

DIGITAL OUT

CD-R

OPTICAL

MD/TAPE

PHONO

OPTICAL

GND

COAXIAL

DIGITAL IN

Audio out

Ground

Coaxial out

(U.S.A. model)

MD recorder or

tape deck

Turntable

indicates recommended connections

indicates alternative connections

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Connections

■ Connecting external amplifiers

This unit has more than enough power for any home use. However, if you want to use external amplifiers, connect the external amplifiers to the PRE OUT jacks. Each PRE OUT jack outputs the same channel signals as the corresponding SPEAKERS terminals.

Use the external amplifiers in the following cases:

– when you want to add more power to the speaker output – when you want to use another amplifier for your presence of sounds – when you want to enjoy the 11.2-channel surround sound in the main zone with activating the other zones (see page 133)

Pre-amplifier mode

If you want use the external amplifiers for the all channels in the main zone, set “PREAMP MODE” to “ON” in the advanced setup (see page 143). When “PREAMP MODE” is set to “ON”, the power consumption is reduced.

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(FRONT) (SINGLE)

FRONT

SURROUND CENTER

(REAR)

SUBWOOFER

PRE OUT

SUR. BACK

FRONT

PRESENCE

REAR

PRESENCE

PRE OUT jack Output audio channel

1 FRONT

2 SURROUND

3 SUBWOOFER

4 SUR.BACK

5 FRONT PRESENCE

6 REAR PRESENCE

7 CENTER

Front left/right

Surround left/right

Subwoofer left/right (see page 26)

Surround back left/right *

Front presence left/right

Rear presence left/right

Center

Note

* When you only connect one external amplifier for the surround back

channel, connect it to the SINGLE jack.

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Connections

■ Connecting a multi-format player or an external decoder

This unit is equipped with 6 additional input jacks (left and right FRONT, CENTER, left and right SURROUND and SUBWOOFER) for discrete multi-channel input from a multi-format player, external decoder, sound processor or pre-amplifier. If you set “Input Channels” to “8ch” in “Multi CH Assign” (see page 98), you can use the input jacks assigned as “Front Input” in “Multi CH Assign” (see page 98) together with the MULTI CH INPUT jacks to input 8-channel signals. Connect the output jacks on your multi-format player or external decoder to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks. Be sure to match the left and right outputs to the left and right input jacks for the front and surround channels.

Notes

• When you select the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks as the input source (see page 54), this unit automatically turns off the digital sound field processor, and you cannot select sound field programs.

• The audio signals input at the CENTER and SUBWOOFER MULTI CH INPUT jacks are mixed down to the left and right headphone channels.

• This unit redirects the audio signals input at the CENTER and/or SUBWOOFER MULTI CH INPUT jacks to the front left and right speaker channels when you set “Center” and/or “Configuration” in “Speaker Set” to “None” (see page 100). We recommend that you connect at least a 5.1-channel speaker system before using this feature.

For 6-channel input For 8-channel input

FRONT (6CH) CENTER

MULTI CH INPUT

LR L R

Front out

SUBWOOFERSURROUNDSB (8CH)

Surround out

Subwoofer out

Multi-format player/

External decoder

Center out

FRONT (6CH) CENTER

MULTI CH INPUT

Surround back out

LR L R L R

SUBWOOFERSURROUNDSB (8CH)

Surround out

Subwoofer out

Center out

Front out

Preparation

Multi-format player/

External decoder

Note

* The analog audio input jacks assigned as “Front Input” in “Multi CH

Assign” (see page 98).

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Connections

■ Connecting a Yamaha iPod universal dock

This unit is equipped with the DOCK terminal on the rear panel that allows you to connect a Yamaha iPod universal dock (such as the YDS-10, sold separately) where you can station your iPod and control playback of your iPod using the supplied remote control. Connect a Yamaha iPod universal dock (such as the YDS-10, sold separately) to the DOCK terminal on the rear panel of this unit using its dedicated cable.

DOCK

Yamaha iPod universal dock

(such as the YDS-10,

sold separately)

(U.S.A. model)

■ Using REMOTE IN/OUT jacks

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 jacks with the monaural analog mini cable as follows.

■ Using the TRIGGER OUT jacks

This unit can control the components (for example, the electric screen, projector, etc.) corresponding to the selected input source and activating/deactivating the desired zone. This unit sends the 12 V/15 mA direct electric current at the TRIGGER OUT jacks according to the settings of “Trigger Output” in “Manual Setup” (see page 114). Connect one of the TRIGGER OUT jack of this unit and the trigger input jack (or control input jack) of the components with the monaural analog mini cable as follows.

TRIGGER

OUT

Electric screen,

projector, etc.

* You can connect another component to the TRIGGER OUT 2 jack

same as the TRIGGER OUT 1 jack.

Note

The function when you use this feature with the components may vary depending on the components. Refer to the instruction manuals of the connected components.

REMOTE

OUT

Remote

control in

Controlled component

(CD or DVD player, etc.)

Remote control out

Infrared signal receiver

or controlling

component

* You can connect another set of infrared signal receiver and Yamaha

component to the REMOTE IN 2 and OUT 2 jacks same as the REMOTE IN 1 and OUT 1 jacks.

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Using the VIDEO AUX jacks on the front panel

Use the VIDEO AUX jacks on the front panel to connect a game console or a video camera to this unit.

Caution

Be sure to turn down the volume of this unit and other components before making connections.

MAIN ZONE

MASTER

ON/OFF

OFF

STRAIGHT TUNING MODE

INPUT

SPEAKERS

AUDIO

SELECT

SILENT CINEMA

OPTIMIZER

PHONES

MEMORY BAND

EFFECT DISPLAY

MAN'L/AUTO

ZONE

ZONE ON/OFF

CONTROLS

MULTI ZONE

ZONE 2

ZONE 3 ZONE 4

AUDIO

S VIDEO

VIDEO

YPAO

MIC

VIDEO AUX

PRESET/TUNING

PROGRAM

EDIT

SEARCH MODE

REC OUT/

TONE CONTROL

ZONE 2

PUSH ENTER

HDMI IN USB

OPTICAL

PURE DIRECT

VOLUME

Connections

Preparation

S VIDEO

VIDEO

S-Video output

Video output

Game console or

video camera

OPTICAL

AUDIO

Audio output

Recommended

Alternative

Optical output

HDMI IN

HDMI output

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Connections

Connecting the network

To connect this unit to your network, plug one end of a network cable (CAT-5 or higher straight cable) into the NETWORK port of this unit, and plug the other end into one of the LAN ports on your router that supports the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server function. The following diagram shows a connection example where this unit is connected to one of the LAN ports on a 4-port router. To enjoy music files saved on your PC and Yamaha MCX-2000, access the Internet Radio, or control this unit by using your PC, each device must be connected properly in the network.

Notes

• You must use an STP (shielded twisted pair) cable (commercially available) to connect a network hub or router and this unit.

• If the DHCP server function on your router is disabled, you need to configure the network settings manually (see page 111).

• Yamaha MCX-2000, MCX-A10 and MCX-C15 may not be for sale in same locations.

Internet

WAN

Yamaha MCX-2000

Yamaha MCX-A10 (with optional speakers)

LAN

Modem

Router

Network cable

NETWORK

Connecting the USB storage devices to the USB ports

Yamaha MCX-C15

This unit is equipped with both the front and rear USB ports. Connect the USB storage device (for example, a high capacity USB hard disk drive) to the front or rear USB port of this unit. Set “USB Select” in “Input Select” to “Front” or “Rear” to select the active USB port (see page 98). The initial setting of “USB Select” is “Front”. The initial setting of “USB Select” is “Front”.

(Rear panel)

EDIT

USB

TONE CONTROL

PUSH ENTER

HDMI IN USB

USB storage device

USB storage device or USB portable audio player

(Front panel)

Notes

• We do not guarantee the power supply and operation of all the connected USB devices.

• See page 83 for more information about the USB storage devices that this unit is supported to.

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Connecting the FM and AM antennas

Note for U.S.A. customers

When you use the FM/AM tuning feature in the main zone only, connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna to the AMTENNA-1 terminals only. Refer to the right column.

Both FM and AM indoor antennas are supplied with this unit. Connect each antenna correctly to the designated terminals. In general, these antennas should provide sufficient signal strength.

Notes

• The AM loop antenna should be placed away from this unit.

• The AM loop antenna should always be connected, even if an outdoor AM antenna is connected to this unit.

• A properly installed outdoor antenna provides clearer reception than an indoor one. If you experience poor reception quality, install an outdoor antenna. Consult the nearest authorized Yamaha dealer or service center about outdoor antennas.

Indoor FM

antenna

(supplied)

AM loop antenna (supplied)

Connections

■ Connecting the HD Radio antennas (U.S.A. model only)

This unit is equipped with two FM and AM antenna terminals. Connect the supplied AM loop antenna for the HD Radio tuning to the ANTENNA-1 AM and GND terminals, and the supplied AM loop antenna for the conventional AM tuning to the ANTENNA-2 AM and GND terminals. And also, connect the supplied indoor FM antennas to the ANTENNA-1 and ANTENNA-2 FM terminals.

You can select whether this unit tune to the conventional FM and AM stations or HD Radio FM and AM stations by selecting “HD Radio” or “TUNER” in “Input Select” (see page 96) and in “Manual Setup” (see page 110).

Indoor FM antenna

(supplied)

ANTENNA-1

HD-Radio

GND

AM loop antenna (supplied)

Preparation

ANTENNA-2

GND AM

Outdoor AM antenna

(U.S.A. model)

Use a 5 to 10 m (16 to 32 ft) vinyl-covered wire extended outdoors from a window.

Ground (GND terminal)

For maximum safety and minimum interference, connect the antenna GND terminal to a good earth ground. A good earth ground is a metal stake driven into moist earth.

Connecting the wire of the AM loop antenna

Open the lever

Insert

Close the lever

The wire of the AM loop antenna does not have any polarity and you can connect either end of the wire to AM or GND terminal.

Assembling the supplied AM loop antenna

Outdoor AM antenna

Use a 5 to 10 m (16 to 32 ft) vinyl-covered wire extended outdoors from a window.

(U.S.A. model)

Ground (GND terminal)

For maximum safety and minimum interference, connect the antenna GND terminal to a good earth ground. A good earth ground is a metal stake driven into moist earth.

Assembling the supplied AM loop antenna (For HD Radio tuning, U.S.A. model only)

Connecting the wire of the AM loop antenna

Press and hold

Insert

Release

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Connections

Connecting the power cable

■ Connecting the AC power cable

Plug the supplied AC power cable into the AC inlet after all other connections are complete, and then plug the AC power cable into an AC wall outlet.

AC IN

To the AC wall outlet

■ AC OUTLET(S) (SWITCHED)

Australia model ..................................................... 1 outlet

U.S.A. and Canada models....................................2 outlets

Use these outlet(s) to supply power to any connected components. Connect the power cable of your other components to these outlet(s). Power to these outlet(s) is supplied when this unit is turned on. However, power to these outlet(s) is cut off when this unit is turned off. For information on the maximum power or the total power consumption of the components that can be connected to these outlet(s), see “Specifications” on page 167.

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Connections

Setting the speaker impedance and language

Caution

If you are to use 6-ohm speakers, set “ “6ΩMIN” as follows BEFORE using this unit.

Before using this unit, set the speaker impedance of the connected speakers and the language of the menu items and messages.

1 Make sure this unit is turned off.

2 Press and hold

then press BMASTER ON/OFF inward to the ON position to turn on this unit.

Press and hold MPROGRAM until “ADVANCED SETUP” appears in the front panel display.

3 Rotate

4 Press

“6ΩMIN”.

PROGRAM repeatedly to select “8ΩMIN” or

PROGRAM on the front panel and

PROGRAM

PUSH ENTER

While holding

ADVANCED SETUP

PROGRAM to select “SPEAKER IMP.”.

SPEAKER IMP.” to

down

MASTER

7 Press

MASTER ON/OFF to release it outward to the OFF position to save the new setting and turn off this unit.

The setting you made is reflected next time you turn on this unit.

Turning this unit on and off

■ Turning on this unit

Press BMASTER ON/OFF on the front panel inward to the ON position to turn on this unit.

When you turn on this unit by pressing BMASTER ON/OFF, the main zone is turned on.

Note

■ Turning off this unit

Press BMASTER ON/OFF on the front panel again to release it outward to the OFF position to turn off this unit.

Notes

•AMAIN ZONE ON/OFF on the front panel as well as EPOWER and

STANDBY on the remote control are operational only when

MASTER ON/OFF is pressed inward to the ON position.

• Basically, we recommend that you use the standby mode to turn off this unit.

■ Set the main zone to the standby mode

Preparation

5 Rotate

6 Press

PROGRAM to select “LANGUAGE”.

PROGRAM repeatedly to select the desired

language setting.

Choices: ENGLISH (English), JAPANESE (Japanese),

FRENCH (French), GERMAN (German), SPANISH (Spanish), RUSSIAN (Russian)

Notes

• You can also select the language setting by using GUI menu. See page 114 for details.

• Some languages are not displayed in the front panel display or Zone OSD.

LANGUAGE GUI menu

RUSSIAN

JAPANESE

Other languages

··· The selected language is displayed.

— ··· The selected language is not displayed. The menu items and

messages are displayed in English.

Front panel

display

——

Zone OSD

—

Press

MAIN ZONE ON/OFF

(or

STANDBY

) to set

the main zone to the standby mode.

In the standby mode, this unit consumes a small amount of power in order to receive infrared signals from the remote control.

■ Turning on the main zone from the standby mode

Press AMAIN ZONE ON/OFF (or EPOWER) to turn on the main zone.

• When you turn on this unit, there will be a delay for a few seconds before

this unit can reproduce sound.

• These buttons are operational only when BMASTER ON/OFF is pressed

inward to the ON position.

If there are some problems...

• First, turn off and then turn on this unit again.

• If problems persist, initialize the parameters of this unit. See page 154 for details.

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Connections

Front panel display

23145 6 7

RECOUT

neural

AAC

CS DSD PCM MP3

WMA

NET USB

F R

TRUE HD

DIGITAL PLUS

PL x

VIRTUAL SILENT YPAO ENHANCER

V-A UX DOCK

MASTER AUDIO MATRIX

CINEMA

96 24

DISCRETE PRE AMP

SP A B

CBL SAT

BD HD DVD

TAPE

TUNER XMMULTI CHPHONOCDCD-RDVDDTVDVRVCR

SLEEP

VOLUME

LFE FPR

RPR

C RL

STEREO

HD TUNED

AUTO

MEMORY

ZONE2

SRSL

ZONE3

SBRSBL

ZONE4

98 0 A

TRUE HD

DIGITAL PLUS

PL x

D E

VIRTUAL YPAO ENHANCER

MASTER AUDIO MATRIX

SILENT

CINEMA

DISCRETE

PRE AMP

1 neural indicator

(U.S.A. and Canada models only)

Lights up when the Neural-THX Surround decoder is activated (see page 86).

2 RECOUT indicator

Lights up when this unit is in the recording input source selecting mode (see page 66).

3 HDMI indicator

Lights up when the signal of the selected input source is input at one of the HDMI input jacks (see page 29). HDMI indicator also lights up when “Standby Through” is set to “On” and this unit is in the standby mode (see page 113).

4 Front/rear USB port indicator

Lights up according to the setting of “USB Select” (see page 98).

F: Front USB port is selected. R: Rear USB port is selected.

5 Battery charge indicator

Lights up when this unit charges the battery of the stationed iPod in the standby mode of this unit (see page 78).

6 Input source indicators

The corresponding cursor lights up to show the currently selected input source.

C RL

STEREO

HD TUNED

AUTO

MEMORY

ZONE2

SRSL

ZONE3

SBRSBL

ZONE4

SLEEP

VOLUME

LFE

FPR

RPR

8 CS II indicator (U.S.A. model only)

Lights up when the SRS Circle Surround II decoder is active (see page 86).

9 Input signal indicators

The respective indicator lights up when this unit is reproducing DSD (Direct Stream Digital), PCM (Pulse Code Modulation), WMA (Windows Media Audio), MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3), or AAC (MPEG-4 AAC) audio signals.

0 SP A B indicators

Lights up according to the set of front speakers activated (see page 55).

SP A: The FRONT A speakers are activated. SP B: The FRONT B speakers are activated. SP A B: The FRONT A and B speakers are activated.

A Headphones indicator

Lights up when headphones are connected (see page 55).

B Multi-information display

Shows the name of the current sound field program and other information when adjusting or changing settings.

C Decoder indicators

The respective indicator lights up when any of the decoders of this unit function.

Notes

• The XM indicator is only applicable to the U.S.A. and Canada models.

• NET indicator also lights up when “NET STANDBY” in “Advanced setup” is set to “YES” and this unit is in the standby mode (see page 143).

7 Sound field indicators

Light up to indicate the active sound fields (see page 58).

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D DSP indicators

The respective indicator lights up when any of the sound field programs are selected.

CINEMA DSP HD indicator

Lights up when you select a CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field program (see page 58).

HD³ indicator

Lights up when the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode is active (see page 64).

E VIRTUAL indicator

Lights up when the Virtual CINEMA DSP mode is active (see page 64).

F YPAO indicator

Lights up when you run “Auto Setup” and when the speaker settings set in “Auto Setup” are used without any modifications (see page 46).

G ENHANCER indicator

Lights up when the Compressed Music Enhancer mode is selected (see page 63).

H PRE AMP indicator

Lights up when this unit is in the pre-amplifier mode (see page 143).

I SILENT CINEMA indicator

Lights up when headphones are connected and a sound field program is selected (see page 64).

J SLEEP indicator

Lights up while the sleep timer is on (see page 56).

K VOLUME level indicator

Indicates the current volume level.

When the audio output is muted, the VOLUME level indicator flashes (see page 54).

L Input channel and speaker indicators

Input channel indicators

Presence speaker indicators

LFE

FPR

RPR

C RL

SRSL

SBRSBL

Input channel indicators

• Indicate the channel components of the current digital input signal.

• Light up or flash according to the settings of the speakers when this unit is in the auto setup procedure (see page 46) or the speaker level setting procedure in the “Speaker Level” (see page 102).

Presence speaker indicators

Light up according to setting for “Front Presence” and “Rear Presence” (see page 100) in “Speaker Set” when this unit is in the auto setup procedure (see page 46) or the speaker level setting procedure in the “Speaker Level” (see page 102).

You can make settings for the presence and surround back speakers automatically by running “Auto Setup” (see page 46) or manually by adjusting settings for “Front Presence”, “Rear Presence” (see page 100), and “Surround Back” (see page 100) in “Speaker Set”.

M Tuner indicators

Lights up when this unit is in the FM, AM or XM Satellite Radio tuning mode.

TUNED indicator

Lights up when this unit is tuned into a station (see page 68).

STEREO indicator

Lights up when this unit is receiving a strong signal for an FM stereo broadcast while the AUTO indicator is lit (see page 68).

AUTO indicator

Lights up when this unit is in the automatic tuning mode (see page 68).

MEMORY indicator

Flashes to show that a station can be stored (see page 70).

MEMORY indicator also flashes while this unit is in the shortcut memory preset mode of Network (see page 84).

HD indicator (U.S.A. model only)

Lights up when this unit is tuned into the HD Radio reception band.

N ZONE2/ZONE3/ZONE4 indicators

Lights up when Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4 is turned on (see page 133).

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Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room (YPAO)

This unit employs the YPAO (Yamaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer) technology which lets you avoid troublesome listening-based speaker setup and achieves highly accurate sound adjustments automatically. The supplied optimizer microphone collects and this unit analyzes the sound your speakers produce in your actual listening environment.

This unit is equipped with various automatic setup features. You can select the automatic setup features according to your preference.

Quick automatic setup

Use this feature to carry out the automatic setup quickly. You can optimize the basic parameters of the sound in the listening room automatically.

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Basic automatic setup

Before starting the automatic setup

Make sure of the following check points before starting the automatic setup operations.

❏ Speakers are connected appropriately. ❏ Headphones are disconnected from this unit. ❏ This unit is turned on. ❏ 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 is set to the maximum.

VOLUME

CROSSOVER

HIGH CUT

Use this feature to customize the automatic setup and review the result of the measurements. You can set the parameters that this unit sets in the automatic setup procedure and review the results of the measurements.

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Advanced automatic setup

Use this feature to make fine-adjustments of the sound. You can optimize the setup of this unit for multiple listening positions in a listening room, and/or for the effect of the sound field programs.

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Notes

• Sometimes due to interaction with the room, you may notice irregular results when setting the level and/or distance of the main speakers. If this happens, THX Ltd. recommends setting them manually.

• Sometimes due to the electrical complexities of subwoofers and the interaction with the room, THX Ltd. recommends setting the level and the distance of the subwoofer manually.

MIN

MAX

Controls of a subwoofer (example)

MIN MAX

❏ If you use the external amplifiers (see page 36), the

amplifiers are turned on and the settings are appropriate.

❏ The room is sufficiently quiet. ❏ Set the operation mode selector on the remote control to

FAMP.

Notes

• Be advised that it is normal for loud test tones to be output during the automatic setup procedure.

• To achieve the best results, make sure the room is as quiet as possible while the automatic setup procedure is in progress. If there is too much ambient noise, the results may not be satisfactory.

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Using the quick automatic setup

Use this feature to optimize the sound of this unit to the listening room quickly.

1 Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the

OPTIMIZER MIC jack on the front panel.

“MIC ON” appears in the front panel display.

AUDIO

SELECT

SILENT CINEMA

PHONES

SPEAKERS

YPAO

OPTIMIZER

MIC

STRAIGHT TUNING MODE

MEMORY BAND

EFFECT DISPLAY

MAN'L/AUTO

ZONE 3 ZONE 4

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO AUX

CONTROLS

ZONE

MULTI ZONE

ZONE ON/OFF

ZONE 2

S VIDEO

AUTO SETUP

ENTER TO START

PROGRAM

PRESET/TUNING

EDIT

SEARCH MODE

REC OUT/

ZONE 2

PUSH ENTER

OPTICAL

HDMI IN USB

Omni-directional microphone

TONE CONTROL

Before proceeding next operation

Once you perform the next operation, this unit starts the automatic setup procedure immediately. For more accurate measurements, we recommend that you move to the wall where speakers are not around.

3 Press

PROGRAM on the front panel to start the

measurements.

This unit starts the measurements immediately. Loud test tones are output from each speaker during the automatic setup procedure. During the setup procedure, following messages appear in the front panel display.

AUTO SETUP PREPARING

AUTO SETUP MEASURING

Preparation

Note

If “GUI” appears in the front panel display as follows, the menu screen (GUI) is displayed in the video monitor and you cannot proceed the quick automatic setup. In such a case, press NMENU to turn off the GUI or use the basic automatic setup procedure (see page 48).

GUI

RX-Z11

2 Place the optimizer microphone at your normal

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

Optimizer microphone

AUTO SETUP ANALIZING

To cancel the automatic setup procedure, rotate E VOLUME.

Notes

• During the automatic setup procedure, do not perform any operation on this unit.

• Keep quiet when you leave the room. The necessary time for the automatic setup procedure may differ depending on the environment of the listening room and connected speakers (from 30 seconds to 5 minutes).

4 Once this unit completes all measurements and

adjustments successfully, following message appears in the front panel display.

COMPLETED

PLS UNPLUG MIC

If error or warning message appears...

Error message appears in the front panel display. See the “Auto Setup” section in “Troubleshooting” on page 152 for a complete list of error messages and proper remedies.

It is recommended that you use a tripod (etc.) to affix the optimizer microphone at the same height as your ears would be when you are seated in your listening position. You can use the attached screw of a tripod (etc.) to fix the optimizer microphone to the tripod (etc.).

ERROR: E-01 PRESS ENTER

You can check the detailed results of the measurements by using the video monitor. See page 49 for details.

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5 Disconnect the optimizer microphone to exit from the

automatic setup mode.

The optimizer microphone is sensitive to heat. Keep it away from direct sunlight and do not place it on top of this unit.

Using the basic automatic setup

Use this feature to customize the measurements and the settings of the automatic setup using the connected video monitor.

1 Turn on the connected video monitor.

2 Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to this

unit and then place the microphone appropriately.

Refer to the steps 1 and 2 of “Using the quick automatic setup” on page 47.

3 Press IMENU on the remote control.

Following menu screen appears in the video monitor.

Information

Setup Menu

Start Start:ENTER

4 Press 9k to select “Setup Menu” and then 9h.

The list of the measurements in the automatic setup appears in the screen.

5 Press 9k / n repeatedly to select the desired

measurement item and then press 9ENTER repeatedly to select whether the selected measurement is carried out.

Check mark appears in the check box of the measurement that this unit carries out.

Measurement Descriptions

Multi Measure

(Multiple point measurement)

Wiring (Speaker wiring)

Distance (Speaker distance)

Size (Speaker size)

Equalizing (Speaker equalizing)

Level (Speaker level)

Standing Wave (Standing wave cancelling)

Angle (Speaker angle)

You can make adjustments of this unit for multiple listening positions. For details, refer to “Using advanced automatic setup” on page 50. In the basic automatic setup, leave the setting to the default.

This unit checks and adjusts which speakers are connected and the polarity of each speaker.

This unit checks and adjusts the distance of each speaker from the listening position and adjusts the timing of each channel.

This unit checks and adjusts the frequency response of each speaker and sets the appropriate low-frequency crossover for each channel.

Parametric equalizer adjusts the level of the specified frequency bands. This unit automatically selects the crucial frequency bands for the listening room and adjusts the level of the selected frequency bands to create a cohesive sound field in the room.

This unit checks and adjusts the volume level of each speaker.

Standing waves are the sound waves generated in a room due to the acoustic characteristics of the room and audio system, etc., and the acoustic standing waves may interrupt the accurate reproduction of the source sound and distort the characteristics of the sound produced by this unit. This unit reduces the effects of the standing waves in the listening with the specially customized parametric equalizer.

For details, refer to “Using advanced automatic setup” on page 50. In the basic automatic setup, clear the check mark.

Note

When you use THX speakers, clear the check mark of “Size” and then make sure that “Small” or “Small x2” are selected in “Speaker Set” (see page 99).

6 Once you have finished the settings, press 9l to

return to the previous menu level and then press 9n to select “Start”.

7 Press

ENTER to start the measurements.

This unit starts the measurements immediately. Loud test tones are output from each speaker during the automatic setup procedure.

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Notes

• During the automatic setup procedure, do not perform any operation

on this unit.

• Keep quiet when you leave the room. The necessary time for the

automatic setup procedure may differ depending on the environment of the listening room and connected speakers (from 30 seconds to 5 minutes).

To cancel the automatic setup procedure, press 0RETURN. The error message “E09:User Cancel” appears in the menu screen and this unit stops the measurement immediately (see page 49).

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8 Once all measurement items are set successfully,

following display appears in the menu screen.

Angle Check

Angle

Result

In this menu, you can perform the following operations:

•Press 9n and select “Setup” to set the measured values.

•Press 9k and select “Retry” to retry the automatic setup procedure. This unit starts the automatic setup procedure immediately again.

•Press 9h and select “Detail” to view information about measurement results and warning messages. In the information display, press 9k / n repeatedly to toggle between the parameters. See page 50 for details.

•Press 9l to cancel the measurement results and exit from the automatic setup menu.

If error or warning messages appear...

Angle Check

Angle

Result

Retry

Exit Detail

Setup

Measurement Over Successfully

Retry

Exit Detail

Setup

Measurement Over W1:Out of Phase W3:Level Error

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■ Reviewing the result of the automatic setup

Use this feature to review the result of the automatic setup.

1 Set the operation mode selector to

AMP and then

press IMENU to turn on the GUI screen.

2 Press 9k / n repeatedly and then 9h to select

“Auto Setup”.

Input Select

Manual Setup

Auto Setup

System Memory

Signal Info.

Information

Setup Menu

Start

3 Press 9k to select “Information”.

Information

Setup Menu

Start

Multi Measure

Wiring

Distance

4 Press 9h and then 9k / n repeatedly to select the

desired check items.

Preparation

Error or warning messagesError or warning messages

When this unit detects potential problems during the automatic setup procedure, error or warning messages appears in the result display. See the “Auto Setup” section in “Troubleshooting” on page 152 for a complete list of error or warning messages and proper remedies. Press 9l to view the detailed information of the error or warning messages.

9 Press

MENU to turn off the GUI menu.

Notes

• After you have completed the automatic setup procedure, be sure to disconnect the optimizer microphone.

• The optimizer microphone is sensitive to heat. Keep it away from direct sunlight and do not place it on top of this unit.

Multi Measure

Wiring

Distance

Size

Left Right Front NRM NRM Center NRM Sur. NRM NRM S.Back NRM NRM F.PRNS NRM NRM R.PRNS NRM NRM SubWfr DET DET

Reload:ENTER

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Measurement Descriptions

Multi Measure

(Multiple point measurement)

Wiring (Speaker wiring)

Distance (Speaker distance)

Size (Speaker size)

Equalizing (Speaker equalizing)

Level (Speaker level)

Standing Wave (Standing wave cancelling)

Angle (Speaker angle)

Displays the number of the points the measurements are carried out at. For details, refer to “Using advanced automatic setup” on this page.

Displays the polarity of each connected speaker.

– “NRM” appears when the polarity of the connected

speaker is normal.

– “REV” appears when the polarity of the connected

speaker is reversed.

– “DET” appears when this unit detects the

subwoofer(s) is connected.

– “–––” appears when no speaker is connected to the

corresponding speaker channel.

Displays the speaker distance from the listening position. Press 9h repeatedly to switch the unit to display the value of the each speaker distance.

Displays the size of the connected speakers and the bass cross over frequency (“Cross”).

– “LRG” appears when the connected speaker has the

ability to reproduce the low-frequency signals effectively.

– “SML” appears when the connected speaker does

not have the ability to reproduce the low-frequency signals effectively.

Displays the result of the adjustment of the frequency responses of each connected speaker. You can switch the parametric equalizer type that appears in the result display by pressing 9 h repeatedly in the “Equalizing” result display. To apply the result that is displayed in the display, press 9ENTER. Choices: Natural, Flat, Front

– Select “Natural” to average out the frequency

response of all speakers with higher frequencies being less emphasized. Recommended if the “Flat” setting sounds a little harsh.

– Select “Flat” to average the frequency response of all

speakers. Recommended if all of your speakers are of similar quality.

– Select “Front” to adjust the frequency response of

each speaker in accordance with the sound of your front speakers. Recommended if your front speakers are of much higher quality than your other speakers.

Displays the result of the adjustment of each connected speaker output level. You can display the result of the adjustment of the speaker level for each parametric equalizer type (see above) by pressing 9h repeatedly. Select “Through” to display the result when this unit does not use the parametric equalizer.

Displays the active band frequencies of the special parametric equalizer for each speaker. Press 9h repeatedly to switch the result of the front and rear speaker.

Displays the angles of the front speakers, surround speakers, front presence speakers and rear presence speakers at the measured point.

Notes

• “–––” appears when no speaker is connected to the corresponding speaker channel or this unit does not measure the corresponding speaker channel yet.

• If you change speakers, speaker positions, or the layout of your listening environment, run “Auto Setup” again to recalibrate your system.

• The distances displayed in the “Distance” results may be longer than the actual distance depending on the characteristics of your subwoofer or external amplifiers if you connect them.

• In the “Equalizing” results, different values may be set for the same band to provide finer adjustments.

• Even if you change the setting of “PEQ Select”, the equalizer type that is displayed in “Equalizing” is not changed.

5 Once you finish the review of the result of the

automatic setup, press 9 l repeatedly to exit from the automatic setup menu.

• You can also set the parametric equalizer type by using “Parametric EQ” in “Manual Setup” (see page 104).

• You can set the connected subwoofer phases by using “Phase” in “Manual Setup” (see page 101).

Using advanced automatic setup

You can use the multiple-point measurement feature to optimize up to eight listening positions in a listening room and speaker angle measurement feature to optimize the speakers for the effects of the sound field programs.

Notes

• Before starting the operations, prepare the supplied microphone base.

• You can make fine adjustments of this unit by using the multiple-point measurement and speaker angle measurement features, however it takes from 30 seconds to 3 minutes to make the measurements at each listening point.

The following listening room is set as the example in the following instructions.

1 7 2 6

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• You can reload the displayed result of the automatic setup by pressing 9ENTER.

• The results of the measurement that are the causes of the warning message(s) appear in red.

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1 Turn on the connected video monitor.

2 Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to this

unit and then place the microphone appropriately.

Refer to the steps 1 and 2 of “Using the quick automatic setup” on page 47. First, place the optimizer microphone to the listening position 1.

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3 Press IMENU on the remote control.

Following menu screen appears in the video monitor.

Information

Setup Menu

Start Start:ENTER

4 Press 9k to select “Setup Menu” and then 9h.

The list of the measurements in the automatic setup appears in the screen.

5 Press 9k repeatedly to select “Multi Measure”.

6 Press 9h and then 9k / n repeatedly to set the

number of the listening positions you want to make the measurement at. Choices: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Information

Setup Menu

Start

✓

Multi Measure

✓

Wiring

✓

Distance

3





11 Press 9ENTER to start the measurement at the next

listening position.

To skip the measurements at the remaining listening positions, press 9n.

12 Repeat steps 10 and 11 until the measurements at all

listening points are completed.

13 Once following display appears in the video monitor,

place the supplied microphone base at the listening point you want to be seated most frequently as follows.

Make sure that the arrow mark on the microphone base points the center speaker or between the front left and right speakers.

Equalizing

Level

Angle Check

Angle

Result

Put the microphone at

1st listening position

Next:ENTER

Preparation

7 Press 9l to return to the previous menu level and

then press 9n repeatedly to select “Angle”.

8 Make sure that a check mark appears in the check

box of “Angle”.

If the check mark does not appears, press 9ENTER to select the check box.

9 Once you have finished the settings, press 9l to

return to the previous menu level and then press 9n to select “Start”.

This unit starts the measurement procedure. See page 48 for details.

10 Once this unit pauses the automatic measurement

procedure and then “Put the microphone at 2nd listening position” appears in the display, move the optimizer microphone to the listening position 2.

Pre Check

Main Check

Wiring

Distance

Put the microphone at 2nd listening position

Next:ENTER

Skip: 

FRONT

DIRECTION

Microphone base

Note

For the accurate measurements of the speaker angles, we strongly recommend that you use a tripod (etc.) to affix the microphone base at the same height as your ears would be when you are seated in your listening position. You can use the attached screw of a tripod (etc.) to fix the microphone base to the tripod (etc.).

14 Place the optimizer microphone to the “(1)” position

on the microphone base.

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15 Once the setting has been completed, press

9ENTER.

This unit starts the measurements of the speaker angles.

16 Once the following display appears in the video

monitor, move the optimizer microphone to the “(2)” position on the microphone base.

Equalizing

Level

Angle Check

Angle

Result

Put the microphone at 2nd listening position

Next:ENTER

17 Press 9 ENTER to resume the measurements.

18 Once the following display appears in the video

monitor, move the optimizer microphone to the “(3)” position on the microphone base.

Equalizing

Level

Angle Check

Angle

Result

Put the microphone at

3rd listening position

Next:ENTER

For other configuration of the listening position

The following examples indicate the measurement points when there is a listening position or are two listening positions.

Example 1: Two listening positions

We recommend that you make measurements in front of and behind the listening positions as well as the listening positions.

1 2

Example 2: One listening position

We recommend that you make measurements around the listening position as well as the listening position.

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19 Press 9 ENTER to resume the measurements.

20 Once the measurement procedure has been

complete, following display appears in the video monitor.

See page 49 for details.

Angle Check

Angle

Result

Retry

Exit Detail

Setup

Measurement Over Successfully

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Basic Operation

Playback ................................................................................................ 54

Basic procedure ................................................................................................................. 54

Selecting the MULTI CH INPUT component ................................................................... 54

Selecting the HDMI OUT jack .......................................................................................... 55

Selecting the front speaker set ........................................................................................... 55

Using your headphones ...................................................................................................... 55

Playing video sources in the background of an audio source ............................................ 55

Selecting audio input jacks (AUDIO SELECT) ................................................................ 56

Muting the audio output .................................................................................................... 56

Using the sleep timer ......................................................................................................... 56

Operating this unit by using the graphical user interface (GUI) menu .............................. 57

Sound field programs .......................................................................... 58

Selecting sound field programs ......................................................................................... 58

Sound field program descriptions ...................................................................................... 58

Using CINEMA DSP HD³ mode ....................................................................................... 64

Enjoying unprocessed input sources .................................................................................. 64

Using audio features ............................................................................ 65

Enjoying pure hi-fi sound .................................................................................................. 65

Adjusting the tonal quality ................................................................................................ 65

Adjusting the speaker level ................................................................................................ 65

Recording ............................................................................................. 66

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Playback

Caution

Extreme caution should be exercised when you play back CDs encoded in DTS. If you play back a CD encoded in DTS on a DTS-incompatible CD player, you will only hear some unwanted noise that may damage your speakers. Check whether your CD player supports CDs encoded in DTS. Also, check the sound output level of your CD player before you play back a CD encoded in DTS.

To play DTS-encoded CDs when using a digital audio connection, set “Decoder Mode” in “Input Select” to “DTS” before playback (see page 97).

Before performing the following operations, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FAMP.

Basic procedure

1 Turn on the video monitor connected to this unit.

• If you connect two video monitors to the HDMI OUT jacks of this unit, press CHDMI OUT repeatedly to select the active video monitor.

• You can control this unit by using the graphical user interface (GUI) screen. See page 57 for details.

• You can turn on or off the short message displays in the video monitor. See page 108 for details.

2 Rotate the

input selector buttons (3)) to select the desired input source.

The name of the currently selected input source appears in the front panel display and in the short message display for a few seconds.

INPUT selector (or press one of the

Available input sources

4 Rotate

VOLUME (or press JVOLUME +/–) to

adjust the volume to the desired output level.

Control range: Mute, –80.0 dB (minimum) to

+16.5 dB (maximum)

See page 65 to adjust the level of each speaker.

5 Rotate the

PROGRAM selector (or press one of

the sound field program selector buttons (Q ) repeatedly) to select the desired sound field program.

The name of the selected sound field program appears in the front panel display and in the short message display. See page 58 for details about sound field programs.

Currently selected sound field program category

Movie Sci-Fi

Currently selected sound field program

Notes

• Sound field programs cannot be selected when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source (see page 54).

• Press HSTRAIGHT and the rotate M PROGRAM to select the desired sound field program when “TUNER” or “XM” (U.S.A. and Canada models only) is selected as the input source.

• Choose a sound field program based on your listening preference, not merely on the name of the program.

• When you select an input source, this unit automatically selects the last sound field program used with the corresponding input source.

V-AUX

NET

DOCK

USB

CBL SAT

HD DVD

MD TAPE

TUNER XMMULTI CHPHONOCDCD-RDVDDTVDV RVCR

DVD

(U.S.A. model)

Currently selected input source

3 Start playback on the selected source component or

select a broadcast station.

• Refer to the instruction manuals for the source component.

• See page 68 for details about FM/AM tuning instructions.

• (U.S.A. and Canada models only) See page 74 for details about XM Satellite Radio tuning instruction.

• See page 78 for details about the iPod operation with this unit.

• See page 80 for details about playback of Internet Radio programs and the music contents in the PC or USB storage devices.

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Selecting the MULTI CH INPUT component

Use this feature to select the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks (see page 37) as the input source.

Rotate the DINPUT selector (or press 3MULTI) to select “MULTI CH”.

Use “MULTI CH” menu in “Input Select” to set the parameters for MULTI CH (see page 98).

Note

Sound field programs cannot be selected when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source (see page 58).

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Selecting the HDMI OUT jack

Use this feature to select the HDMI OUT jack to output the input signals.

Press CHDMI OUT on the remote control repeatedly to select the desired setting of “HDMI OUT SEL”.

Each time you press CHDMI OUT, the front panel display changes as shown below.

OUT 1 OUT 2

OFF

Choice Functions

OUT 1

OUT 2

OFF

Outputs the signals at the HDMI OUT 1 jack.

Outputs the signals at the HDMI OUT 2 jack.

Does not output any signals at the HDMI OUT 1 and 2 jacks. Select this setting when you do not use the video monitor connected to one of the HDMI OUT jacks.

Selecting the front speaker set

Use this feature to turn the front speaker system (FRONT A and/or FRONT B) on or off.

Press GSPEAKERS A and/or GSPEAKERS B on the front panel to turn on or off the set of front speakers connected to the FRONT A and/or EXTRA SP speaker terminals.

Using your headphones

Connect a pair of headphones with a stereo analog audio cable plug to the PHONES jack on the front panel.

MAIN ZONE

MASTER

ON/OFF

OFF

STRAIGHT TUNING MODE

MEMORY BAND

INPUT

SPEAKERS

AUDIO

SELECT

MULTI ZONE

SILENT CINEMA

YPAO

OPTIMIZER

MIC

PHONES

EFFECT DISPLAY

ZONE 2

S VIDEO

ZONE ON/OFF

ZONE 3 ZONE 4

PRESET/TUNING

MAN'L/AUTO

ZONE

CONTROLS

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO AUX

PROGRAM

EDIT

SEARCH MODE

REC OUT/

TONE CONTROL

ZONE 2

PUSH ENTER

OPTICAL

HDMI IN USB

When you select a sound field program, the SILENT CINEMA mode activates automatically (see page 64).

Notes

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

• All digital multi-channel audio signals (except DSD signals) are mixed down to the left and right headphone channels.

• If you connect or disconnect your headphones to or from this unit in the party mode, the sounds in the zones that join in the party mode are muted for a moment.

PURE DIRECT

VOLUME

Basic Operation

Note

Turn off the volume level of this unit when you switch the front speaker setting.

■ Using the Zone B feature

When you set “Speaker B” to “ZoneB” (see page 109), you can use the speakers connected to the EXTRA SP speaker terminals in another room (Zone B).

Press GSPEAKERS B on the front panel repeatedly to turn on or off the Zone B speakers.

When you activate the Zone B speakers, all the speakers in the main room are muted.

Note

You cannot activate both the main room and Zone B speakers simultaneously.

Playing video sources in the background of an audio source

You can combine a video image from a video source with sound from an audio source. For example, you can enjoy listening to classical music while viewing beautiful scenery from the video source in the video monitor.

Press the input selector buttons (3) to select a video source and then an audio source.

(U.S.A. and Canada models)

NET USB

TAPE

CD-R

PHONO

V-AU XMULTI

DVD CD

HD DVD

CBL

DTV DVR VCR

SAT

DOCK

TUNER

: Audio source buttons

: Video source buttons

Set the “BGV” parameter in the “MULTI CH” menu to the desired setting to select the default background video input source of the MULTI CH INPUT sources (see page 98).

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Selecting audio input jacks (AUDIO SELECT)

This unit comes with a variety of input jacks. Use this feature (audio input jack select) to switch the input jack assigned to an input source when more than one jacks are assigned to an input source.

• We recommend setting the audio input jack select to “AUTO” in most cases.

• You can adjust the default the audio input jack select of this unit by using “Audio Select” in “Option” (see page 112).

• You can also set the audio input jack select setting in “Audio Select” in “Input Select” (see page 97).

1 Rotate the

input selector buttons (3)) to select the desired input source.

2 Press

repeatedly to select the desired Audio input jack select setting.

(U.S.A. model)

AUTO

HDMI

COAX/OPT

ANALOG

INPUT selector (or press one of the

AUDIO SELECT (or OAUDI O SEL)

Available input sources

V-AUX

NET

DOCK

USB

CBL SAT

HD DVD

TAPE

A.SEL: AUTO

Currently selected Audio input jack select

Automatically selects input signals in the following order: (1) HDMI (2) Digital signals (3) Analog signals

Selects only HDMI signals. When HDMI signals are not input, no sound is output.

Automatically selects input signals in the following order: (1) Digital signals input at the COAXIAL jack. (2) Digital signals input at the OPTICAL jack. When no signals are input, no sound is output.

Selects only analog signals. If no analog signals are input, no sound is output.

TUNER XMMULTI CHPHONOCDCD-RDVDDTVDV RVCR

setting

Using the sleep timer

Use this feature to automatically set the main zone to the standby mode after a certain amount of time. The sleep timer is useful when you are going to sleep while this unit is playing or recording a source. The sleep timer also automatically turns off any external components connected to the AC OUTLET(S) (see page 42).

1 Press one of the input selector buttons (3) on the

remote control to select the desired input source.

2 Start playback on the selected source component or

select a broadcast station.

Refer to the operating instructions for the source component. See page 68 for details about tuning instructions.

3 Press

■ Canceling the sleep timer

SLEEP repeatedly to set the amount of time.

Each time you press CSLEEP, the front panel display changes as shown below.

120min. 90min.

60min.30min.OFF

The SLEEP indicator flashes while you are switching the amount of time for the sleep timer. Once the sleep timer is set, the SLEEP indicator lights up in the front panel display, and the display returns to the selected sound field program.

SLEEP

120min.

Flashes

STRAIGHT

SLEEP

Lights up

Note

This feature is not available when no digital input jack (OPTICAL, COAXIAL and HDMI) are assigned. Use “I/O Assignment” in “Input Select” to reassign the respective input jack (see page 96).

Muting the audio output

Press LMUTE on the remote control to mute the audio output. Press LMUTE again to resume the audio output.

“VOLUME” flashes in the front panel display when the audio output is muted.

• You can also rotate EVOLUM E on the front panel or press JVOLUM E +/– on the remote control to resume the audio output.

• You can adjust the muting level by using the “Muting Type” parameter in “Volume” (see page 103).

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Press CSLEEP repeatedly until “OFF” appears in the front panel display.

SLEEP

OFF

Disappears

The SLEEP indicator turns off, and “OFF” disappears from the front panel display after a few seconds.

• The sleep timer setting can also be canceled by pressing AMAIN ZONE ON/OFF (or DSTANDBY) to set the main zone to the standby mode.

• You can also set the sleep timer for Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4. See page 140 for details.

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Operating this unit by using the graphical user interface (GUI) menu

This unit features a sophisticated graphical user interface (GUI) menu that helps you to control the amplifier function of this unit. With the GUI menu, you can view the information of the signals being input and the status of this unit. You can also set up this unit using the GUI menu (see page 88).

■ Items in GUI menu

Currently selected decoder

Currently selected

input source

Currently selected

menu item

qPLIIx Movie Sci-Fi

Stereo/Surround

Input Select

Manual Setup

Auto Setup

System Memory

Manual Setu

Current menu directory

Sound

Video

Basic

Multi Zone

Network

-40.0dB

Volume level

(see page 54)

Currently selected sound field program

Menu area

• Set the operation mode selector to FAMP when you operate this unit by using GUI menu.

• See page 88 for details about the contents in the menu area.

• This unit reserves the previously selected GUI menu.

■ Basic controls in the GUI menu ■ Basic operation of the GUI menu by using the

Button Function

9 Cursor k / n

9 Cursor h

9 Cursor l

9 ENTER

I MENU

Selects the item in the current menu level.

Selects the currently selected menu item and moves to the next menu level.

Returns to the previous menu level.

Selects the currently selected menu item and moves to the next menu level.

Turns on or off the GUI menu.

front panel controls

MPROGRAM Function

Turn left/right

Press

Button Functions

NMENU

Selects the item in the current menu level.

Selects the currently selected menu item and moves to the next menu level.

Turns on or off the GUI menu.

Returns to the previous menu level.

Selects the currently selected menu item and moves to the next menu level.

Basic Operation

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Sound field programs

This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital decoders that allow you to enjoy multi-channel playback from almost any stereo or multi-channel sound source. This unit is also equipped with a Yamaha digital sound field processing (DSP) chip containing several sound field programs which you can use to enhance your playback experience.

• The Yamaha CINEMA DSP sound field program are compatible with all Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Surround, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD sources.

• The Yamaha HiFi DSP sound field programs recreate real-world acoustic environments made from precise measurements taken in actual concert halls, music venues, movie theaters, etc. Thus, you may notice variations in the strength of the reflections coming from the front, back, left and right.

Selecting sound field programs

Rotate the MPROGRAM selector (or set the operation mode selector to FAMP and then press one of the sound field selector buttons (Q) repeatedly).

The name of the selected sound field program appears in the front panel display and in the short message display.

Notes

• When you select an input source, this unit automatically selects the last sound field program used with the corresponding input source.

• Sound field programs cannot be selected when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source (see page 54) or when this unit is in the Pure Direct mode (see page 65).

• Sampling frequencies higher than 96 kHz are sampled down to 96 kHz or lower and then sound field programs are applied.

You can select the desired sound field programs and setting the parameters by using GUI menu. See page 91 for details.

Sound field program descriptions

Select a sound field program based on your listening preference, not merely on the name of the program, etc.

Name of the

program

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.

CINEMA DSP

HiFi DSP

Created sound

fields

Characteristics of the program (see page 59)

Size V/H balance F/R balance Atmosphere

Small

Vertical

Front

Simple

Large Horizontal Rear Complex

Program description

Sound field indicators

Presence sound field

Listening position

Surround left sound field

Surround back sound field

Surround right sound field

When the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode is active (see page 64), the HD³ sound field indicators light up.

HD³ sound field

indicators

Note

The available sound field parameters and the created sound fields differ depending on the input sources and the settings of this unit.

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Descriptions of the characteristics of the sound field programs

Following indexes indicates the characteristics and trends of each sound field program.

Note

The characteristics of the sound field programs may differ depending on the settings of the listening room, etc.

Sound field programs

Size of sound field space (Size)

(For the HiFi DSP and CINEMA DSP programs)

Small Large

Indicates the size of the sound field to be generated. If the value for this item is small, the sound is that of a small space, while if the value is large, the sound is that of a vast space.

Vertical/horizontal balance (V/H balance)

(For the HiFi DSP and CINEMA DSP programs)

Vertical Horizontal

Indicates the balance of the vertical (height) and horizontal directions for the sound field to be generated. If this item is more in the horizontal direction, the sound is that of a space with strong reflections from the walls, while if it is more in the vertical direction, the sound is that of a space with strong reflections from the ceiling.

Front/rear balance (F/R balance)

(For the CINEMA DSP programs only)

Front Rear

A CINEMA DSP sound field processing expressing whether the effect is stronger towards the front or rear. When the effect is stronger towards the front, the listener senses a feeling of openness and depth towards the screen, while when the effect is stronger towards the rear, the listener gets a sense of envelopment and movement. Suits basically all types of contents for programs with a good front/rear balance, and is effective when selected appropriately for programs in which the balance is more towards either the front or rear.

Sound field atmosphere (Atmosphere)

(For the HiFi DSP programs)

Simple Complex

The sound field to be generated is evaluated according to whether it is nearer to one or the other of the following; Simple: Sounds that fade straight-forwardly, with a light, gentle impression, depending on the program. This suits almost all contents relatively well, but provides little brilliance or powerfulness. Complex: Sounds transform in complex ways as they fade out, with a rich, brilliant impression, depending on the program. This is extremely effective for the right contents, but is suited for a smaller range of contents.

(For the CINEMA DSP programs)

Calm Powerful

The sound field to be generated is evaluated according to whether it is nearer to one or the other of the following; Calm: An overall composed, moderate effect, stressing the overall quality of the atmosphere without aiming at any extreme effects. This suits almost all contents relatively well, but provides little showiness or powerfulness. Powerful: Designed with specific contents in mind (expressing vast spaces, feverish excitement, etc.). This is extremely effective for the right contents, but is suited for a smaller range of contents.

Basic Operation

■ For audio music sources

For audio music sources, we also recommend using the Pure Direct mode (see page 65), the “STRAIGHT” mode (see page 64), or surround decode mode (see page 86).

CLASSICAL 1

Hall in Munich A

This sound field simulates a concert hall with approximately 2500 seats in Munich, using stylish wood for the interior finishing as normal standards for European concert halls. Fine, beautiful reverberations spread richly, creating a calming atmosphere. The listener’s virtual seat is at the center left of the arena.

Hall in Munich B

This hall is frequently used for recording orchestral music, and is a shoe-box type concert hall with around 1300 seats. The hall is constructed from marble, resulting in relatively flat resonance. Further, the high ceiling causes sound to reverberate for longer than usual.

Hall in Frankfurt

This is a large shoe-box type concert hall with around 2400 seats located in Frankfurt. This hall has a very solid, powerful sound. The listener’s virtual seat is in the center-right section on the first floor.

HiFi DSP

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Small

Vertical

Simple

Small

Vertical

Simple

Small

Vertical

Simple

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Large

Horizontal

Complex

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Sound field programs

Hall in Stuttgart

This is a large asymmetrical concert hall with around 2000 seats located in downtown Stuttgart. Sound reflected off the concrete wall located to the left of listeners has a powerful presence.

Hall in Vienna

This is an approximately 1700-seated, middle-sized concert hall with a shoebox shape that is traditional in Vienna. Pillars and ornate carvings create extremely complex reflections from all around the audience, producing a very full, rich sound.

Hall in Amsterdam

The large, shoe box shaped hall seats about 2200 around the circle stage. Reflections are rich and pleasing while the sound travels freely.

CLASSICAL 2

Hall in USA A

This is a large 2600 seat concert hall in the United States which features a fairly traditional European design. The interior is relatively simple, in the American style. The middle and high frequencies are richly and beautifully reinforced.

Hall in USA B

This spacious arch-shaped hall has a dome ceiling and can seat 2600. The ample resonance apparent in the sound is a feature brought about by longer than average period of reverberation. In addition to this, the reflector suspended above the stage allows listeners to experience rich sound from the direction of the stage.

HiFi DSP

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Small

Vertical

Simple

Small

Vertical

Simple

Small

Vertical

Simple

Small

Vertical

Simple

Small

Vertical

Simple

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Chamber

This program creates a relatively wide space with a high ceiling like an audience hall in a palace. It offers pleasant reverberations that are suitable for courtly music and chamber music.

Church in Tokyo

The acoustic environment of an ordinary church with moderate reverberations. The reverberation lasts 2.5 seconds. This is ideal for reproducing church organ and choral music.

Church in Freiburg

Located in the south of Germany, this grand, stone-built church has a pointed tower at 120 meters in height. Its long and narrow shape and the high ceiling enable the elongated reverberation time and limited initial reflection time. Thus, the rich reverberation rather than the sound itself reproduces the atmosphere of the church.

Church in Royaumont

This program features the sound field created by the refectory (dining hall) of a beautiful medieval Gothic monastery located in Royaumont on the outskirts of Paris.

LIVE/CLUB

Village Gate

This is the sound field at a jazz club that was in New York. It is in a basement and has a relatively spacious floor area. The listener’s virtual seat is at the center left of the hall.

HiFi DSP

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Small

Vertical

Simple

Small

Vertical

Simple

Small

Vertical

Simple

Small

Vertical

Simple

Small

Vertical

Simple

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Village Vanguard

The Jazz club is on 7th Avenue, New York. This small club with the low ceiling makes the powerful reflections converge toward the stage located in the corner.

HiFi DSP

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V/H balance

Atmosphere

Small

Vertical

Simple

Large

Horizontal

Complex

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Sound field programs

The Bottom Line

This is the sound field at stage front in The Bottom Line, that was a famous New York jazz club once. The floor can seat 300 people to the left and right in a sound field offering real and vibrant sound.

Cellar Club

This program simulates a live house with a low ceiling and homey atmosphere. A realistic, live sound field features powerful sound as if the listener is in a row in front of a small stage.

The Roxy Theatre

This is the sound field of a rock music live house in Los Angeles, with approximately 460 seats. The listener’s virtual seat is at the center left of the hall.

Warehouse Loft

The warehouse resembles some lofts in Soho. Sound reflects off the concrete walls clearly with a lot of energy.

Arena

This is the sound field of a large arena, with just the right sense of distance from the stage. A dynamic sound field reproduces the power of live performances.

HiFi DSP

■ For various sources

ENTERTAIN

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Small

Vertical

Simple

Small

Vertical

Simple

Small

Vertical

Simple

Small

Vertical

Simple

Small

Vertical

Simple

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Basic Operation

Sports

This program allows the listeners to enjoy stereo sport broadcasts and studio variety programs with enriched live feeling. In sports broadcasts, the voices of the commentator and sportscaster are positioned clearly on the center while the atmosphere of the stadium expands in an optimum space to offer the listeners with a feeling of presence in the stadium.

■ For visual sources of music

ENTERTAIN

Music Video

This sound field offers an image of a concert hall for live performance of pop, rock and jazz music. The listener can indulge oneself in a hot live space thanks to the presence sound field that emphasizes the vividness of vocals and solo play and the beat of rhythm instruments, and to the surround sound field that reproduces the space of a big live hall.

Recital/Opera

This program controls the amount of reverberations at an optimum level and emphasizes the depth and clarity of human voices. “Recital/Opera” offers the reverberations of an orchestra box in front of the listener at the same time as providing the acoustic positioning and feeling of presence on the stage. The surround sound field is relatively moderate, but the data for concert hall effects are used to represent the inherent beauty of music. The listener will not be fatigued even after long hours of opera entertainment.

Size

V/H balance

F/R balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

F/R balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

F/R balance

Atmosphere

Small

Vertical

Front

Calm

Small

Vertical

Front

Calm

Small

Vertical

Front

Calm

Large

Horizontal

Rear

Powerful

Large

Horizontal

Rear

Powerful

Large

Horizontal

Rear

Powerful

Pavilion

This program reproduces vocals clearly, letting you feel the spaciousness of a pavilion. Reverberation, which is somewhat delayed, reproduces the live acoustics unique to a pavilion, and helps to make concert scenes more exciting.

Size

V/H balance

F/R balance

Atmosphere

Small

Vertical

Front

Calm

Large

Horizontal

Rear

Powerful

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■ For parties

ENTERTAIN

Disco

This program recreates the acoustic environment of a lively disco in the heart of a big city. The sound is dense and highly concentrated. It is also characterized by high-energy, “immediate” sound.

HiFi DSP

Size

V/H balance

Atmosphere

Small

Vertical

Simple

■ For game programs

ENTERTAIN

Action Game

This sound field is suitable for action games such as car racing and FPS games. It uses the reflection data that limits the effects range per channel in order to offer a powerful playing environment with a being-there feeling by enhancing various effects tones while maintaining a clear sense of directions.

Roleplaying Game

This sound field is suitable for role-playing and adventure games. It combines the sound field effects for movies and the sound field design used with “Action Game” to represent the depth and spatial feeling of the field during play, while offering movie-like surround effects in the movie scenes in the game.

Size

V/H balance

F/R balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

F/R balance

Atmosphere

Small

Vertical

Front

Calm

Small

Vertical

Front

Calm

■ For movie sources

You can select the desired decoder used with following sound field program (except “Mono Movie”). See page 86 for details.

MOVIE

Large

Horizontal

Complex

Large

Horizontal

Rear

Powerful

Large

Horizontal

Rear

Powerful

Standard

This program create 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

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.

Size

V/H balance

F/R balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

F/R balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

F/R balance

Atmosphere

Size

V/H balance

F/R balance

Atmosphere

Small

Vertical

Front

Calm

Small

Vertical

Front

Calm

Small

Vertical

Front

Calm

Small

Vertical

Front

Calm

Large

Horizontal

Rear

Powerful

Large

Horizontal

Rear

Powerful

Large

Horizontal

Rear

Powerful

Large

Horizontal

Rear

Powerful

Drama

This sound field features stable reverberations that match a wide range of movie genres from serious dramas to musicals and comedies. The reverberations are modest but offer an optimum spatial feeling, reproducing effects tones and background music softly but cubically around clear words and center positioning in a way that does not fatigue the listener even after long hours of viewing.

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V/H balance

F/R balance

Atmosphere

Small

Vertical

Front

Calm

Large

Horizontal

Rear

Powerful

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Sound field programs

Mono Movie

This program is provided for reproducing monaural video sources such as a classic movie in an atmosphere of a good old movie theater. The program produces the optimum expansion and reverberation to the original audio to create a comfortable space with a certain sound depth.

■ Stereo playback

STEREO

2ch Stereo

Use this program to mix down multi-channel sources to 2 channels.

11ch Stereo

Use this program to output sound from all speakers. When you play back multi-channel sources, this unit downmixes the source to 2 channels, and then output the sound from all speakers. This program creates a larger sound field and is ideal for background music at parties, etc.

HiFi DSP

■ For compression artifacts (Compressed Music Enhancer mode)

ENHANCER

Size

V/H balance

F/R balance

Atmosphere

Small

Vertical

Front

Calm

Large

Horizontal

Rear

Powerful

Basic Operation

Straight Enhancer

Use this program to improve the sound enhancer nearest to the original depth and width of the 2-channel or multi-channel compression artifacts.

11ch Enhancer

Use this program to play back compression artifacts in 11-channel stereo.

■ Surround decoder mode

SUR. DECODE

Surround Decode

Use this program to play back sources with using the desired surround decoders.

■ THX Surround mode

THX

Use this feature to play back sources with the accurate surround processing programs compliant with the THX specifications. See page 86 for details.

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Sound field programs

■ Using sound field programs without surround speakers (Virtual CINEMA DSP)

Virtual CINEMA DSP allows you to enjoy the CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field programs without surround speakers. It creates virtual speakers to reproduce the natural sound field. When you set “Surround” to

“None” (see page 100), Virtual

CINEMA DSP activates automatically whenever you select a CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field program (see page 58).

Note

Virtual CINEMA DSP will not activate even when “Surround” is set to “None” (see page 100) and you select a CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field program in the following cases:

– when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is

selected as the input source (see page 54). – when headphones are connected to the PHONES jack. – when this unit is in the “11ch Stereo” mode.

■ Enjoying multi-channel sources and sound field programs with headphones (SILENT CINEMA)

SILENT CINEMA allows you to enjoy multi-channel music or movie sound through ordinary headphones. SILENT CINEMA activates automatically whenever you connect headphones to the PHONES jack while listening to CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field programs (see page 58). When activated, the SILENT CINEMA indicator lights up in the front panel display.

Notes

• SILENT CINEMA does not activate when the component connected to the

MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source (see page 54).

• SILENT CINEMA is not effective when the Pure Direct (see page 65) or

“2ch Stereo” mode (see page 63) is selected, or when this unit is in the “STRAIGHT” mode.

Before performing the following operation, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FAMP.

Using CINEMA DSP HD³ mode

CINEMA DSP HD³ mode creates the intensive and accurate stereoscopic sound field in the listening room. You can activate and deactivate the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode.

Press P3D DSP repeatedly to turn on and off the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode.

• “HD CUBIC:ON” appears in the front panel display and the HD³ indicator (see page 45) and HD³ sound field indicators light up while this unit is in the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode. CINEMA DSP HD³ mode creates the intensive and stereoscopic sound field in the listening room.

• “HD CUBIC:OFF” appears in the front panel display and the HD³ indicator disappears when the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode is turned off. Conventional CINEMA DSP mode creates the large and expanding sound field in the listening room.

Notes

• “HD CUBIC:––” appears when the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode is not

available.

• If you set “Front Presence” to “None”, this unit cannot activate the

CINEMA DSP HD³ mode.

• This unit activates the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode only when you select one

of the CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field programs (except the “11ch Stereo” mode).

• When your headphones are connected to this unit, this unit cannot activate

the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode.

Enjoying unprocessed input sources

When this unit is in the “STRAIGHT” mode, 2-channel stereo sources are output from only the front left and right speakers and multi-channel sources are decoded straight into the appropriate channels without any additional effect processing.

You can also select the “STRAIGHT” mode by using GUI menu. See page 92 for details.

Press HSTRAIGHT (or RSTRAIGHT) to select “STRAIGHT”.

STRAIGHT

• The names of the audio signal format of the input source and the active

decoder appear in the front panel display.

• You can select the extended surround mode used with the “STRAIGHT”

mode by pressing NEXTD SUR. (see page 86).

■ Deactivating the “STRAIGHT” mode

Press HSTRAIGHT (or RSTRAIGHT) so that “STRAIGHT” disappears from the front panel display.

The sound effect is turned back on.

You can also select desired sound field program by rotating MPROGRAM (or press one of the desired sound field program buttons (Q )) repeatedly.

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Using audio features

Basic Operation

Before performing the following operation, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FAMP.

Enjoying pure hi-fi sound

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

Press CPURE DIRECT (or MPURE DIRECT) to turn on or off the Pure Direct mode.

The CPURE DIRECT button on the front panel lights up and the front panel display automatically turns off while this unit is in the Pure Direct mode.

Notes

• When you set Audio input jack selects to “Auto”, “HDMI”, or “Coax/Opt” (see page 56) and play back the bitstreams or multi-channel PCM sources, this unit activates the corresponding decoder.

• The following operations are not possible when this unit is in the Pure Direct mode: – switching the sound field program – displaying the GUI menu – operating video functions (video conversion, etc.)

• The Pure Direct mode is automatically canceled whenever this unit is turned off.

• When you set “Pure Direct” in “Manual Setup” to “Video On”, you can display the video images of the current input source (see page 106). You cannot use the GUI menu while this unit is un the Pure Direct mode even if “Pure Direct” in “Manual Setup” to “Video On”

• While this unit is in the Pure Direct mode, you cannot activate Zone 2, Zone 3, and Zone 4, and when this unit is in the Pure Direct mode, Zone 2, Zone 3, and Zone 4 are automatically tuned off.

The front panel display turns on momentarily when an operation is performed.

Adjusting the tonal quality

Use this feature to adjust the balance of bass and treble for the front L/R and center speaker channels and the subwoofer channel.

1 Press

2 Press

TONE CONTROL on the front panel.

PROGRAM repeatedly to select the highfrequency response (TREBLE), or the low-frequency response (BASS).

Notes

• If you increase or decrease the high-frequency or the low-frequency sound to an extreme level, the tonal quality of the surround speakers may not match that of the front L/R and center speakers and the subwoofer.

• TONE CONTROL is not effective when PURE DIRECT or the THX Surround mode is selected, or when MULTI CH is selected as the input source.

Use “Tone Control” parameter in “Sound” menu to adjust the balance of bass and treble output to your speakers or headphones by using GUI menu. See page 105 for details.

Adjusting the speaker level

You can adjust the output level of each speaker while listening to a music source. This is also possible when playing sources input at the MULTI CH INPUT jacks.

Note

This operation will override the level adjustments made in “Auto Setup” (see page 46) and “Speaker Level” (see page 102).

1 Press

FRONT L

FRONT R

CENTER

SUR. L

SUR. R

SB L

SB R

SWFR L

SWFR R

FP L

FP R

RP L

RP R

LEVEL on the remote control repeatedly to

select the speaker you want to adjust

Display Adjusted speaker

Front left speaker

Front right speaker

Center speaker

Surround left speaker

Surround right speaker

Surround back left speaker

Surround back right speaker

Subwoofer left

Subwoofer right

Front presence left speaker

Front presence right speaker

Rear presence left speaker

Rear presence right speaker

Basic Operation

3 Rotate

PROGRAM to adjust the high-frequency response (TREBLE), or the low-frequency response (BASS).

Control range: –6.0 dB to +6.0 dB

Once you press 8LEVEL on the remote control, you can also select the speaker by pressing 9k / n.

2 Press 9l / h to adjust the speaker output level.

• Press 9h to increase the value.

• Press 9l to decrease the value. Control range: –10.0 dB to +10.0 dB

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Recording

Recording adjustments and other operations are performed from the recording components. Refer to the operating instructions for those components.

Caution

The DTS signal is a digital bitstream. Attempting to digitally record the DTS bitstream will result in noise being recorded. Therefore, if you want to use this unit to record sources encoded in DTS, the following considerations and adjustments need to be made. To play DTSencoded DVDs and CDs (when using a digital audio connection) on your DTS-compatible player, follow its operating instructions to make a setting so that the analog signal will be output from the player.

Notes

• When this unit is set to the standby mode, you cannot record between other components connected to this unit.

• TONE CONTROL (see page 65) and the volume settings, the speaker level (see page 102) and the sound field programs (see page 58) do not affect recorded material.

• When this unit is in the Pure Direct mode, no signals output at the OUT (REC) jacks.

• The source connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks of this unit cannot be recorded.

• The XM Satellite Radio signals (U.S.A. and Canada models only) cannot be output at the audio OUT (REC) jacks.

• The FM/AM tuner, Internet Radio, PC or MCX audio signals are only output at the analog OUT (REC) jacks.

• Digital signals input at the DIGITAL INPUT jacks are not output at the analog audio OUT (REC) jacks for recording. Likewise, analog signals input at the AUDIO IN jacks are not output at the DIGITAL OUTPUT jack. Therefore, if your source component is connected to provide only digital or analog signals, you can only record digital or analog signals.

• A given input source is not output on the same OUT (REC) channel.

• S-video and composite video signals pass independently through the video circuits of this unit. Therefore, when recording or dubbing video signals input from a video source component that provides only an S-video or a composite video signal, you can record only an S-video or a composite video signal on your VCR.

• The analog audio and video signals input at the DOCK terminal can be output at the analog audio OUT (REC) jacks and DVR or VCR OUT jacks for recording.

• Check the copyright laws in your country to record from CDs, radio, etc. Recording of copyrighted material may infringe copyright laws.

Do a test recording before you start an actual recording.

If you play back a video source that uses scrambled or encoded signals to prevent it from being dubbed, the picture itself may be disturbed due to those signals.

1 Turn on all the connected components.

2 Press

3 Rotate

REC OUT/ZONE2 until the RECOUT

indicator lights up in the front panel display.

This unit in the recording source selecting mode.

RECOUT

PROGRAM to select the source

component you want to record from.

Carry out the operation while the RECOUT indicator is lit.

Select “SOURCE” to record the currently selected input source.

4 Start playback on the selected source component or

select a broadcast station.

5 Start recording on the recording component.

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Internal Source Operation

FM/AM tuning ...................................................................................... 68

Automatic tuning .............................................................................................................. 68

Manual tuning ................................................................................................................... 69

Direct frequency tuning .................................................................................................... 69

Selecting preset stations .................................................................................................... 70

Automatic preset tuning .................................................................................................... 70

Manual preset tuning ........................................................................................................ 71

Exchanging preset stations ............................................................................................... 71

Using HD Radio™ features (U.S.A. model only) ............................... 72

Searching HD Radio stations by using the GUI menu ..................................................... 72

Selecting HD Radio™ audio programs ............................................................................ 73

Displaying HD Radio™ information ................................................................................ 73

XM™ Satellite Radio tuning (U.S.A. and Canada models only) ...... 74

Connecting the XM™ Mini-Tuner Home Dock ............................................................... 74

Activating XM™ Satellite Radio ...................................................................................... 74

Basic XM™ Satellite Radio operations ............................................................................ 75

Setting the XM™ Satellite Radio preset channels ........................................................... 76

Displaying the XM™ Satellite Radio information ........................................................... 77

Using iPod™ ........................................................................................ 78

Controlling iPod™ ............................................................................................................ 78

Using Network/USB features ............................................................. 80

Navigating the network and USB menus .......................................................................... 80

Using a PC server or Yamaha MCX-2000 ........................................................................ 82

Using the Internet Radio ................................................................................................... 83

Using a USB storage device or a USB portable audio player .......................................... 83

Using shortcut buttons ...................................................................................................... 84

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FM/AM tuning

There are 3 tuning methods: automatic, manual and direct frequency. Automatic tuning is effective when station signals are strong and there is no interference. If the signal from the station you want to select is weak, tune into it manually. You can also tune into the desired station by entering the frequency. You can use the automatic and manual preset tuning features to store up to 40 stations (A1 to E8: 8 preset station numbers in each of the 5 preset station groups). Furthermore, you can recall any preset stations and exchange the assignment of two preset stations with each other. (U.S.A. model only) This unit is equipped with an HD Radio reception feature. The operations of the HD Radio tuning are same as the conventional FM/AM tuning. For details about the specific features of the HD Radio, refer to “Using HD Radio™ features (U.S.A. model only)” on pages 72 to 73.

Note

Orient the connected FM and AM antennas for the best reception.

Before performing the following operations, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FSOURCE.

(U.S.A. model only) If the station that you tune this unit into is the HD Radio station, the HD indicator also appears in the front panel display. See page 72 for details about the HD Radio features.

Automatic tuning

Automatic tuning is effective when station signals are strong and there is no interference.

1 Rotate the

select “TUNER” as the input source.

(U.S.A. model only) “HD Radio” appears in the front panel display when the tuner mode is set to the HD Radio reception mode.

2 Press

desired reception band.

“FM” or “AM” appears in the front panel display.

3 Make sure that the AUTO indicator lights up and a

colon (:) does not appear in the front panel display.

• If the AUTO indicator does not light up in the front panel display, this unit is in the manual tuning mode. Press ITUNING MODE on the front panel to set this unit to the automatic tuning mode.

• If a colon (:) appears in the front panel display, this unit is in the preset station tuning mode, and automatic tuning is not possible. Press LPRESET/TUNING (or I SRCH MODE) to turn the colon (:) off.

INPUT selector (or press 3TUNER) to

BAND (or 8 BAND) repeatedly to select the

(U.S.A. model)

A FM 88.9 MHz

AUTO

Lights upNo colon (:)

Tuning information in the video monitor

You can display the FM/AM tuning information in the video monitor. Press KDISPLAY on the remote control repeatedly to turn the information display on and off.

Radio Information

A : FM 88.9MHz

STEREO AUTO TUNED

• (U.S.A. model only) If the station that you tune this unit into is the HD Radio station, HD Radio information appears in the video monitor. See page 73 for details.

• You can set the time for which the tuning information is displayed in the video monitor by using the “On Screen” parameter in “Manual Setup” (see page 108).

• You can display the tuning information in the Zone video monitor (see page 141).

4 Rotate MPROGRAM (or press 9PRESET/CH k / n)

to begin automatic tuning.

When this unit is tuned into a station, the TUNED indicator lights up and the frequency of the received station is shown in the front panel display.

• Rotate MPROGRAM rightward (or press 9PRESET/ CHk) to tune into higher frequency.

• Rotate MPROGRAM leftward (or press 9PRESET/

CHn) to tune into a lower frequency.

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FM/AM tuning

Before performing the following operations, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FSOURCE and then press 3TUNER.

Manual tuning

If the signal received from the station you want to select is weak, tune into it manually.

Note

Manually tuning into an FM station automatically switches the tuner to monaural reception to increase the signal quality.

1 Rotate the

select “TUNER” as the input source.

2 Press

“FM” or “AM” appears in the front panel display.

3 Press

disappears from the front panel display.

INPUT selector on the front panel to

BAND to select the desired reception band.

TUNING MODE so that the AUTO indicator

(U.S.A. model)

A FM 88.9 MHz

Direct frequency tuning

Use this feature tune into the desired station directly by entering the frequency.

1 Press 8BAND on the remote control repeatedly to

select the desired reception band.

“FM” or “AM” appears in the front panel display.

2 Make sure that a colon (:) does not appear in the

front panel display.

(U.S.A. model)

A FM 88.9 MHz

No colon (:)

If a colon (:) appears in the front panel display, you cannot enter the frequency of the desired station. Press LPRESET/TUNING on the front panel to turn the colon (:) off.

3 Enter the frequency of the desired station by

pressing the numeric buttons (B).

Example: To tune into 103.7 MHz

Internal Source

Operation

No colon (:)

If a colon (:) appears in the front panel display, this unit is in the preset station tuning mode, and automatic tuning is not

possible. Press LPRESET/TUNING to turn the colon (:) off.

4 Rotate MPROGRAM to tune into the desired station

manually.

• Rotate MPROGRAM rightward to tune into a higher frequency.

• Rotate MPROGRAM leftward to tune into a lower frequency.

CLASSICAL 1

STRAIGHT

LIVE/CLUB

FM 1--.- MHz

FM 10-.- MHz

FM 103.- MHz

FM 103.7 MHz

ENHANCER

(U.S.A. model)

TUNED

• If you enter the number that is inappropriate for the frequency, “ERROR” appears in the front panel display and then this unit automatically tunes into the last selected station.

• If this unit cannot tune into the station you enter the frequency of, this unit automatically tuned into the last selected station.

• (Australia model only) You can omit entering the decimal place when you are attempting to tune into a station which frequency ends with “0”.

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FM/AM tuning

Before performing the following operations, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FSOURCE and then press 3TUNER.

Selecting preset stations

You can tune into any desired station simply by selecting the preset station group and number under which it was stored.

Preset the desired stations to this unit by using the automatic or manual preset tuning features in advance (see “Automatic preset tuning” on this page and “Manual preset tuning” on page 71).

1 Make sure that a colon (:) appears in the front panel

display.

If the colon (:) does not appears in the front panel display, press

PRESET/TUNING (or ISRCH MODE so that the colon

(:) appears.

A:FM 88.9 MHz

Colon (:)

2 Press

3 Rotate

PROGRAM (or press 9A-E l / h

repeatedly) to select the desired preset station group (A to E).

The preset station group letter appears in the front panel display and changes each time you push MPROGRAM.

PROGRAM (or press 9PRESET/CH k / n

repeatedly) to select a preset station number (1 to 8).

The preset station group and number appear in the front panel display along with station band and frequency.

A1:FM 88.9 MHz

You can also select the desired preset station number by pressing the numeric button (1 to 8) (B).

Automatic preset tuning

(Canada and Australia models) You can use the automatic preset tuning feature to store up to 40 FM stations with strong signals (A1 to E8: 8 preset station numbers in each of the 5 preset station groups) in order. You can then recall any preset station easily by selecting the preset station number.

(U.S.A. model) You can use the automatic preset tuning feature to store up to 40 AM HD Radio, FM HD Radio, and analog FM radio stations with strong signals.

To preset the AM stations, use the manual preset tuning feature.

2 Press

BAND (or 8BAND) repeatedly to select

“FM” as the reception band.

“FM” appears in the front panel display.

(Canada and Australia models)

3 Press and hold JMEMORY (or 0MEMORY) for

more than 3 seconds.

AUTO

A1:FM 88.9 MHz

MEMORY

Flash

The AUTO and MEMORY indicators flash. After approximately 10 seconds, automatic presetting starts from the current frequency and proceeds toward higher frequencies. When the automatic presetting is completed, the AUTO and MEMORY indicators disappear.

• You can specify the preset number from which this unit stores FM

stations. After you perform step 3, press MPROGRAM (or 9 A-E l / h) repeatedly to select the desired preset group and then rotate MPROGRAM (or press 9PRESET/CH k / n repeatedly) to select the preset station number which the first station will be stored.

• You can begin the tuning toward lower frequencies to store FM

stations automatically. Press LPRESET/TUNING so that the colon (:) disappears from the front panel display and then turn MPROGRAM leftward after pressing and holding JMEMORY for more than 3 seconds.

(U.S.A. model)

3 Press and hold JMEMORY (or 0MEMORY) for

more than 3 seconds.

The AUTO and MEMORY indicators flash, and this unit starts automatic presetting starts from the current frequency and proceeds toward higher frequencies immediately. This unit searches the stations by the following order:

1. FM HD Radio stations

2. AM HD Radio stations

3. Analog FM stations When the automatic presetting is completed, the AUTO and MEMORY indicators disappear.

“Please wait” appears in the front panel display when this unit is searching the stations by using the tuner unit that is not selected by “TUNER” (see page 96).

Notes

• Any stored station data existing under a preset station number is cleared when you store a new station under the same preset station number.

• If the number of received stations does not reach 40 (E8), automatic preset tuning automatically stops after searching for all the available stations.

• Only FM stations with sufficient signal strength are stored automatically by automatic preset tuning. If the station you want to store is weak in signal strength, tune into it manually and store it as described in “Manual preset tuning” on page 71.

1 Rotate the

INPUT selector (or press 3TUNER) to

select “TUNER” the input source.

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FM/AM tuning

Before performing the following operations, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FSOURCE and then press 3TUNER.

Manual preset tuning

Use this feature to store the desired FM and AM stations manually. You can also store up to 40 stations (A1 to E8: 8 preset station numbers in each of the 5 preset station groups) manually.

1 Tune into the desired station.

See pages 68 and 69 for tuning instructions.

2 Press

3 Press MPROGRAM (or 9A-E l / h) repeatedly to

MEMORY (or 0MEMORY).

The MEMORY indicator flashes in the front panel display for approximately 10 seconds.

MEMORY

Flashes

select a preset station group (A to E) while the MEMORY indicator is flashing.

The selected preset station group letter appears. Check that the colon (:) appears in the front panel display.

5 Press

MEMORY (or 0MEMORY) while the

MEMORY indicator is flashing.

The station band and frequency appear in the front panel display with the preset station group and number you have selected. The MEMORY indicator disappears from the front panel display.

A1:FM 88.9 MHz

The displayed station has been stored as A1.

Notes

• Any stored station data existing under a preset station number is cleared when you store a new station under the same preset station number.

• The reception mode (stereo or monaural) is stored along with the station frequency.

Exchanging preset stations

You can exchange the assignments of two preset stations with each other. The example below describes the procedure to exchange preset station “E1” with “A5”.

1 Select preset station “E1” using

the front panel.

See “Selecting preset stations” on page 70.

PROGRAM on

Internal Source

Operation

A1:FM 88.9 MHz

Preset station group

MEMORY

FlashesColon (:)

4 Rotate MPROGRAM (or press 9PRESET/CH k / n

repeatedly) to select a preset station number (1 to 8) while the MEMORY indicator is flashing.

• Rotate MPROGRAM rightward to select a higher preset station number.

• Rotate MPROGRAM leftward to select a lower preset station number.

A1:FM 88.9 MHz

Preset station number Flashes

MEMORY

2 Press and hold

The MEMORY indicator flashes in the front panel display.

EDIT for more than 3 seconds.

E1:FM 88.9 MHz

EDIT

3 Select preset station “A5” using

The MEMORY indicator flash in the front panel display. See “Selecting preset stations” on page 70.

PROGRAM.

A5:FM 88.9 MHz

EDIT

4 Press

EDIT again.

“E1–A5” appears in the front panel display and the assignments of the two preset stations are exchanged.

A5:FM 88.9 MHz

E1-A5

MEMORY

Flashes

MEMORY

Flashes

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Using HD Radio™ features (U.S.A. model only)

HD Radio is a new technology that enables FM and AM radio stations to broadcast programs digitally. Digital broadcasting provides listeners with radically improved audio quality and reception as well as new data services. Furthermore, supplemental program services allow listeners to select from up to 8 HD Radio programs multicast on a single FM HD Radio channel. For further information on HD Radio, visit “http://www.ibiguity.com/”. This unit is equipped with an HD Radio reception feature, facilitating CD quality FM broadcasts as well as analog FM stereo quality AM broadcasts. In addition, this unit can receive both audio and data (such as song titles, artist names, program types, and comments) from supplemental program services (HD1 to HD8).

Note

This unit is capable of receiving both hybrid and all-digital HD Radio station signals. However, this unit may not automatically receive all-digital FM station signals and the automatic tuning operation may stop. In this case, select one of the preset stations, or manually tune into the all-digital FM station you want to select, and then set the tuning mode back to the automatic tuning mode by pressing ITUNING MODE.

7 Press 9l / h repeatedly to place the _ (underscore)

under the space or character you want to edit and then 9k / n repeatedly to select the character you want to use.

Multi-zone configurations and the HD Radio tuning functions

This unit has both an HD Radio receiver unit and a conventional FM/AM radio receiver unit. You can set the tuner mode for each zone (main zone, Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4) by setting “TUNER” in “Input Select” (see page 96) or “Manual Setup” (see page 102). Default setting for each zone is as follows: Main zone: HD Radio (HD Radio tuning mode) Other zones: TUNER (Conventional FM/AM tuning mode)

Searching HD Radio stations by using the GUI menu

You can select the preset HD Radio stations by the names of the stations.

Note

Before using this feature, preset the HD Radio stations to this unit in advance.

1 Set the operation mode selector to FAMP and then

press IMENU to display the GUI menu.

The top GUI menu appears in the video monitor.

2 Press 9k to select “Input Select” and then press

9h.

CAPITAL

Station Search

Volume Trim

Rename

• Press 9ENTER to switch between character types.

• Press 9h repeatedly to select “EXIT” to cancel the search.

SEARCH EXIT

8 Press 9h repeatedly to select “Search” and then

press 9ENTER to start searching.

Once this unit finishes the search, the result appears in the video monitor as follows.

Result

A1 WXYZ-FM

A5 WUSC-AM

Station Search

Volume Trim

Rename

9 Press 9k / n repeatedly to select the desired station

in the result of the search.

The selected station is highlighted in the result.

3 Press 9k / n repeatedly to select “TUNER” and then

press 9h.

4 Press 9n repeatedly to select “HD Radio”

5 Press 9k / n to select “Station Search” and then

press 9h.

6 Press 9ENTER to enter the search menu.

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Using HD Radio™ features (U.S.A. model only)

Before performing the following operations, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FSOURCE and then press 3TUNER.

Selecting HD Radio™ audio programs

Use this feature to select one of the 8 HD Radio audio programs (HD1 to HD8) when the unit is in the tuner mode. Each audio program contains data programs.

Press APRG SELECT b / a on the remote control repeatedly to toggle between HD Radio audio programs.

The HD indicator may disappear from the front panel display while toggling between data programs.

Notes

• Only 1 HD Radio audio program (HD1) is available for AM broadcasts, while up to 8 audio programs (HD1 to HD8) are available for FM broadcasts.

• When reception for an audio program ceases, the HD from the front panel display and HD1 is automatically selected after approximately 20 seconds.

• Some audio programs may not contain data programs depending on the broadcasting station and the time period.

• The audio programs from HD2 to HD8 can be selected only when they contain data programs.

indicator disappears

Displaying HD Radio™ information

There are 3 types of front panel displays that show HD Radio information when the unit is in the tuner mode: frequency, station and music information.

■ Front panel display

Press KDISPLAY on the remote control repeatedly to turn on and off the HD Radio information display.

(Upper line: Station name / FM or AM / Audio program)

Station information is available when a station name is received as data in 4 alphabetical codes.

(Lower line: Song title / Artist name / Program types / Comment)

Music information is available only when data programs are received. If the music information is long, it automatically scrolls to the left in the front panel display.

WXYZ-FM : HD1 Frankie Zipper

You can set the front panel display mode by using the “Scroll” parameter in “Front Panel Disp.” (see page 112).

Internal Source

Operation

■ Video monitor

Press KDISPLAY on the remote control.

The following information is displayed in the video monitor.

HD Radio Reception level

HD Radio Information

Station A FM 100.1MHz Name WXYZ-FM Program HD1 HD2 HD3 HD4 HD5 HD6 HD7 HD8 Program type Pops

Road to India Frankie Zipper 70’s great performance of Frankie Zipper

• To turn off the displayed information screen, press KDISPLAY again.

• You can set the time for which the HD Radio information is displayed in the video monitor by using the “On Screen” parameter in “Manual Setup” (see page 108).

• You can display the HD Radio information in the Zone video monitor (see page 141).

• The current HD Radio reception level appears on the top of the HD Radio information screen. For the best reception, adjust the orientation of the antenna so that “ ” or “ ” is displayed here.

Hold: ENTER

STEREO AUTO HD

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XM™ Satellite Radio tuning (U.S.A. and Canada models only)

XM Satellite Radio offers an extraordinary variety of commercial-free music, plus the best in sports, news, talk and entertainment. XM is broadcast in superior digital audio from coast to coast. From rock to reggae, from classical to hip hop, XM has something for every music fan. XM’s dedication to playing the richest selection of music is matched by its passion for live sporting events, talk radio, up-to-the-minute news, stand-up comedy, children’s programming, and much more.

XM Satellite Radio online information

For U.S. customers: http://www.xmradio.com/ For Canadian customers: http://www.xmradio.ca/

Note

The XM Satellite Radio service is only available in the 48 contiguous United States (not available in Alaska and Hawaii) and Canada.

XM READY

Hardware and required monthly subscription sold separately. Other fees and taxes, including a one-time activation fee may apply. Subscription fee is consumer only. All fees and programming subject to change. Channels with frequent explicit language are indicated with an XL. Channel blocking is available for XM radio receivers by calling 1-800-XMRADIO (US residents) and 1-877-GET-XMSR (Canadian residents). For a full listing of the XM commercial-free channels and advertising-supported channels, visit lineup.xmradio.com (US residents) or www.xmradio.ca (Canadian residents). Subscriptions subject to Customer Agreement available at xmradio.com (US residents) and xmradio.ca (Canadian residents). Service only available in the 48 contiguous United States and Canada. ©2007 XM Satellite Radio Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

legal disclaimer

■ Enjoying the XM HD Surround content

This unit is equipped with the Neural-THX Surround decoder that plays back the XM HD surround sound content of the XM Satellite Radio broadcasts in multi-channels, resulting in a full surround sound experience (see page 86).

Connecting the XM™ Mini-Tuner Home Dock

Connect XM Mini-Tuner and Home Dock (each sold separately) to the XM jack on the rear panel of this unit. For information on your XM Mini-Tuner and Home Dock, see the operating instructions provided with XM Mini-Tuner Dock.

(U.S.A. and Canada models)

Activating

XM™ Satellite Radio

■ Checking your XM Radio ID

Once you have installed the XM Mini-Tuner Home Dock, inserted the XM Mini-Tuner, connected the Home Dock to your XM Ready home audio system, and installed the antenna, you are ready to subscribe and begin receiving XM programming. There are three places to find your eight character XM Radio ID: on the XM MiniTuner, on the XM Mini-Tuner package, and on XM Channel 0 (see page 76). Record the Radio ID in the following eight squares for reference.

XM Mini-Tuner and XM Home Dock (sold separately)

To ensure optimal reception of the XM Satellite Radio signals, the antenna of Home Dock must be placed at or near a south-facing window with no obstacles in the path to the sky. You can mount it indoors or outdoors.

Note

If “CHECK ANTENNA” or “CHECK XM TUNER” appears in the front panel display, the connection and setting of the antenna, Home Dock, or XM Mini-Tuner may not correct (see page 149).

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Note

The XM Radio ID does not use the letters “I”, “O”, “S” or “F”.

■ Subscription of your XM Satellite Radio service

For U.S. customers

URL: http://activate.xmradio.com/ Phone: 1-800-XMRADIO (1-800-967-2346)

For Canadian customers

URL: http://www.xmradio.ca/ Phone (XM’s Listener Care): 1-877-GET-XMSR (1-877-438-9677)

Note

You will need a major credit card. XM will send a signal from the satellites to activate the full channel lineup. Activation normally takes 10 to 15 minutes, but during peak busy periods you may need to keep your XM Ready home audio system on for up to an hour. When you can access the full channel lineup on your XM Ready home audio system you are done.

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XM™ Satellite Radio tuning (U.S.A. and Canada models only)

Before performing the following operations, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FSOURCE.

Basic

1 Rotate the

XM™ Satellite Radio

INPUT selector (or press 3XM) to

operations

select “XM” as the input source.

The cursor on the left of the XM indicator lights up in the front panel display and the XM Satellite Radio information (such as channel number, channel name, category, artist name, or song title) for the currently selected channel appears in the front panel display.

Lights up

V-AUX

NET

DOCK

USB

CBL SAT

HD DVD

TAPE

TUNER XMMULTI CHPHONOCDCD-RDVDDTVDV RVCR

[001] Preview

(U.S.A. and Canada models)

When you select “XM” as the input source, this unit automatically recalls the previously selected channel.

Note

The XM Satellite Radio signals cannot be output at the AUDIO OUT (REC) jacks.

2 Search for a channel by using one of the XM Satellite

Radio search modes.

• To select a channel from the all channel list, see “All Channel Search mode”.

• To select a channel by category, see “Category Search mode”.

• To select a channel from the preset channels, see “Preset Search mode”.

• To select the desired channel directly by entering the channel number, see “Direct Number Access mode” on page 76.

• You can use the Neural-THX Surround decoder to enjoy the XM HD

surround sound content of the XM Satellite Radio broadcasts in multi-channels (see page 86).

• You can set the XM Satellite Radio preset channels (see page 76).

• You can display the XM Satellite Radio information in the front

panel display or video monitor (see page 77).

2 Rotate MPROGRAM (or

PRESET/CH k / n)

repeatedly to search for a channel within all channels.

You can search for a channel quickly by pressing and holding 9PRESET/CH k / n.

■ Category Search mode

1 Press

SEARCH MODE (or ISRCH MODE)

repeatedly to select “CAT SEARCH”.

CAT SEARCH

2 Press MPROGRAM (or

change the channel category.

3 Rotate MPROGRAM (or

repeatedly to search for a channel within the selected channel category.

You can search for a channel quickly by pressing and holding 9PRESET/CH k / n.

■ Preset Search mode

Prior to selecting a preset channel in the Preset Search mode, you must preset XM Satellite Radio channels. For details, see “Setting the XM™ Satellite Radio preset channels” on page 76.

The initial factory setting of all preset channels (A1 to E8) is “[001] Preview”.

1 Press

SEARCH MODE (or ISRCH MODE)

repeatedly to select “PRESET SEARCH”.

CAT. l / h) repeatedly to

PRESET/CH k / n)

PRESET SEARCH

Internal Source

Operation

■ All Channel Search mode

1 Press

SEARCH MODE (or ISRCH MODE)

repeatedly to select “ALL CH SEARCH”.

ALL CH SEARCH

You can change the channel category by pressing MPROGRAM (or

CAT. l / h) repeatedly.

2 Press

PROGRAM (or 9CAT. l / h) repeatedly to

change the preset channel group (A to E).

3 Rotate MPROGRAM (or

PRESET/CH k / n)

repeatedly to change the preset channel number (1 to

8).

You can also select the preset channel number directly by pressing the numeric buttons (1 to 8) on the remote control.

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XM™ Satellite Radio tuning (U.S.A. and Canada models only)

■ Direct Number Access mode

1 Press

SRCH MODE on the remote control repeatedly to select “ALL CH SEARCH” or “CAT SEARCH”.

ALL CH SEARCH

CAT SEARCH

2 Press the numeric buttons (B) on the remote control

to enter the desired three-digit channel number.

For example, to enter the number 123, press the numeric buttons as shown below.

CLASSICAL 11CLASSICAL 22LIVE/CLUB

The display changes as follows.

<XM> --1

Before performing the following operations, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FSOURCE and then press 3XM.

Setting the XM™ Satellite Radio preset channels

You can use this feature to store up to 40 XM Satellite Radio channels (A1 to E8: 8 preset channel numbers in each of the 5 preset channel groups). You can then recall any preset channel easily by selecting the preset channel group and number as described in “Preset Search mode” on page 75.

1 Search for a channel you want to set as a preset

channel by using one of the XM Satellite Radio search modes.

[043] XMU

Currently selected channel number

2 Press

MEMORY (or 0MEMORY).

The MEMORY indicator flashes in the front panel display for approximately 10 seconds.

MEMORY

<XM> -12

<XM>123

• To enter a one-digit or two-digit channel number, press the numeric buttons (B) on the remote control and then press NENT to confirm the input number.

• If no button is pressed within a few seconds after you enter a one-digit or two-digit number, this unit automatically confirms the entered channel number.

• If you enter the number 0, this unit displays your XM Radio ID (see page 74).

Flashes

Note

You must proceed to and carry out steps 3 through 5 while the MEMORY indicator is flashing in the front panel display.

3 Press MPROGRAM (or

select a preset channel group (A to E) while the MEMORY indicator is flashing.

The preset channel group letter appears in the front panel display.

CAT. l / h) repeatedly to

C [043] XMU

Currently selected preset channel group Flashes

4 Rotate MPROGRAM (or

repeatedly to select a preset channel number (1 to 8) while the MEMORY indicator is flashing.

The preset channel number appears in the front panel display.

PRESET/CH k / n)

MEMORY

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C5 [043] XMU

Currently selected preset channel number

MEMORY

Flashes

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5 Press

MEMORY (or 0MEMORY) to set the selected XM Satellite Radio channel as a preset channel while the MEMORY indicator is flashing.

A colon (:) appears next to the preset channel number for confirmation, and the MEMORY indicator turns off in the front panel display.

XM™ Satellite Radio tuning (U.S.A. and Canada models only)

When the channel number / name is displayed:

[043] XMU

When the channel category is displayed:

C5: [043] XMU

Colon (:)

Note

Once you set a new preset channel, the one previously stored in the same preset channel group and number is cleared.

Before performing the following operations, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FSOURCE and then press 3XM.

Displaying the XM™ Satellite Radio information

You can display the XM Satellite Radio information (such as channel number, channel name, category, artist name, or song title) for the currently selected channel in the front panel display or video monitor.

Note

If a status message or an error message appears in the front panel display or video monitor, see the “XM Satellite Radio (U.S.A. and Canada models only)” section in “Troubleshooting” on page 146 for appropriate remedies.

■ Displaying the XM Satellite Radio information in the front panel display

Press IDISPLAY (or KDISPLAY) repeatedly to toggle between the following XM Satellite Radio information display modes.

Channel number / name

Channel category

Artist name / Song title

<CAT>Rock

When the artist name / song title is displayed:

Coldplay / Spe

• You can set the front panel display mode by using the “Scroll” parameter in “Front Panel Disp.” (see page 112).

• If the XM Satellite Radio information contains a character that cannot be recognized by this unit, the character will be displayed with a space.

■ Displaying the XM Satellite Radio information in

the video monitor

Press IDISPLAY or (KDISPLAY).

The following information screen is displayed in the video monitor.

XM Satellite Radio reception level

XM Information

CH NUMBER 043 (Current) CH NAME XMU CATEGORY Rock NAME Coldplay TITLE Speed of sound

• To turn off the displayed information screen, press IDISPLAY (or

DISPLAY) again.

• You can set the time for which the XM Satellite Radio information is displayed in the video monitor by using the “On Screen” parameter in “Manual Setup” (see page 108).

• To hold the XM Satellite Radio information screen, press 9ENTER on the remote control while it is being displayed in the video monitor.

• The XM Satellite Radio information screen on hold is released if you press

ENTER on the remote control again or if you change the XM Satellite

Radio channel.

• This unit can save up to two XM Satellite Radio information screens for future reference. To view the previous two XM Satellite Radio information screens, press 8TITLE on the remote control repeatedly while the current XM Satellite Radio information screen is being hold.

• The current XM Satellite Radio reception level appears on the top of the XM Satellite Radio information screen. For the best reception, adjust the

orientation of the antenna of Home Dock so that “ ” or “ ” is displayed here. “no signal” is displayed if Home Dock is not connected to this unit. In this case, check the antenna connections (see page 74).

• You can display the XM Satellite Radio information in the Zone video monitor (see page 141).

All CH Search

Hold: ENTER

Internal Source

Operation

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Using iPod™

Once you have stationed your iPod in a Yamaha iPod universal dock (such as the YDS-10, sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal of this unit (see page 38), you can enjoy playback of your iPod using the supplied remote control. You can also use the Compressed Music Enhancer mode of this unit to enhance the sound quality of the compression artifacts (such as the MP3 format) stored on your iPod (see page 63).

Notes

• Only iPod (Click and Wheel), iPod nano, and iPod mini are supported.

• Some features may not be compatible depending on the model or the software version of your iPod.

• For a complete list of status messages that appear in the front panel display and video monitor, see the “iPod” section in “Troubleshooting” on page 152.

• Once your iPod is stationed in a Yamaha iPod universal dock (such as the YDS-10, sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal of this unit, this unit begins signal transmission with your iPod.

• Once the connection between your iPod and this unit is complete, “iPod connected” appears in the front panel display.

• Your iPod battery is automatically charged when your iPod is stationed in a Yamaha iPod universal dock (such as the YDS-10, sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal of this unit as long as this unit is turned on. You can also select whether this unit charges the battery of the stationed iPod or not when this unit is in the standby mode by selecting the “Standby Charge” parameter in “iPod” (see page 112).

• While the stationed iPod is being charged in the standby mode of this unit, the battery charge indicator (see page 44) appears in the front panel display. Once the charge is complete (or after 4 hours from the start of the charge), the indicator disappears.

■ Controlling iPod in the menu browse mode

Controlling iPod™

You can control your iPod when “DOCK” is selected as the input source. The operations of your iPod can be done with the aid of the GUI screen of this unit (menu browse mode) or without it (simple remote mode).

■ Remote control operation

Before performing the following operations, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FSOURCE and then press 3DOCK.

Button Function

9 ENTER Subsequent menu

k Menu up

n Menu down

l Previous menu

h Subsequent menu

A ll Search backward (Press and hold)

a Skip forward

b Skip backward

s Stop

e Pause (Menu browse mode)

p Play (Menu browse mode)

I MENU Previous menu

K DISPLAY Display

■ Controlling iPod in the simple remote mode

You can perform the basic operations of your iPod (play, stop, skip, etc.) using the supplied remote control without the aid of the video monitor.

• You can view the photos or video clips stored on your iPod (some models only).

• Operations can be also done with the controls on your iPod.

Search forward (Press and hold)

Play/Pause (Simple remote mode)

You can perform the advanced operations of your iPod using the supplied remote control with the aid of the video monitor. The name of the song being played appears in the front panel display according to the “Scroll” parameter in “Front Panel Disp.” (see page 112). You can also browse the songs stored on your iPod in the by using your video monitor. Further, you can change or adjust settings for your iPod to suit your personal preferences.

Notes

• Operations cannot be done with the controls on your iPod.

• The Yamaha logo appears in the display window of your iPod.

• There are some characters that cannot be displayed in the front panel display or in the GUI screen of this unit. Those characters are replaced with underscores “_”.

• You cannot browse the photos or video clips stored on your iPod in the GUI screen. Use the simple remote mode to enjoy watching the photos or video clips stored on your iPod.

• You can set the time for which the GUI screen of iPod is displayed in the video monitor by using the “On Screen” parameter in “Manual Setup” (see page 108).

Before performing the following operations, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FSOURCE and then press 3DOCK.

1 Press

DISPLAY on the remote control.

The following display appears in the video monitor.

Top

Playlist Artists Albums Songs Genres Composers Settings

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2 Press

k / n / l / h to navigate the iPod menu and

then press 9ENTER to begin playback of the selected song.

Choices: Playlist (playlists), Artists (artists),

Albums (albums), Songs (songs), Genres (genres), Composers (composers), Settings (settings)

• Playlist > Songs

• Artists > Albums > Songs

• Albums > Songs

• Songs

• Genres > Artists > Albums > Songs

• Composers > Albums > Songs

• Settings > Shuffle, Repeat

Shuffle (Shuffle)

Use this feature to set this unit to play songs or albums in random order. Choices: Off, Songs, Albums

• Select “Off” to deactivate this feature.

• Select “Songs” to set this unit to play songs in random order.

• Select “Albums” to set this unit to play albums in random order.

Notes

• When “Shuffle” is set to a setting other than “Off”, “ ” appears in the top right corner while songs or albums are being shuffled.

•Press 9ENTER repeatedly to toggle between the settings of “Shuffle”.

Repeat (Repeat)

Use this feature to set this unit to repeat one song or a sequence of songs. Choices: Off, One, All

• Select “Off” to deactivate this feature.

• Select “One” to set this unit to repeat one song.

• Select “All” to set this unit to repeat a sequence of songs.

Using iPod™

■ The functions of the play information display

iPod Information

2 3

1/9

Frankie Zipper

Made-to-order

Road to India

0:51 -7:44

1 Track number/total tracks

2 Name of the album

3 Name of the song

4 Elapsed time

5 (playback), (pausing), (search forward) or

(search backward)

6 Shuffle and repeat icons

7 Name of the artist

8 Progress bar

9 Remaining time

5 6

Internal Source

Operation

Notes

• When “Repeat” is set to a setting other than “Off ”, “ ” or “ ” appears in the top right corner while one song or a sequence of songs are being repeated.

•Press 9ENTER repeatedly to toggle between the settings of “Repeat”.

•Press KDISPLAY again to turn off the iPod menu.

iPod menu in the Zone OSD

You can control your iPod by using the Zone OSD. The design and functions may be different from the iPod menu displayed in the video monitor in the main zone.

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Using Network/USB features

This unit is equipped with network and USB features that allow you to enjoy WAV (PCM format only), MP3, MPEG-4 AAC, and WMA files saved on your PC, Yamaha MCX-2000, USB storage device and USB portable audio player or access the Internet Radio.

Notes

• Yam ah a MCX-2000 may not be for sale in some locations.

• For further details about networking, refer to the operation manuals supplied with your network devices. Also refer to technical reference books, if needed.

• Some WAV, MP3, MPEG-4 AAC, and WMA files may not be playable or may be noisy when played.

For a complete list of status messages that appear in the front panel display and video monitor, see the “Network and USB” section in “Troubleshooting” on page 150.

Navigating the network and USB menus

The following diagram shows the construction of the network and USB menu.

NET/USB PC/MusicCAST

(MCX-2000)

Server*

Internet Radio

USB

Bookmark

My Added Station

Location

Genres

New Stations

Popular Stations

Podcasts

Help

Files/Directories

Selects an Internet Radio station that has been added to the “Bookmark” list (see page 83).

Selects an Internet Radio station that you add to the list of the stations.

Selects an Internet Radio station or a Podcast service by location.

Selects an Internet Radio station or a Podcast service by genre.

Selects an Internet Radio station from the ones that have recently started the service.

Selects an Internet Radio station from the list of popular stations.

Selects a Podcast service by location or genre.

Broadcasts voice-assisted guidelines on various topics of the related Internet service.

Selects a file by navigating directories.

Note

* Only the available PC servers and MCX-2000 are displayed.

You can also browse and select the desired contents by using your PC. See page 120 for details.

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The following procedure shows the basic steps to navigate the network and USB menus. See pages 82 to 84 for details about each sub input source.

Before performing the following operations, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FSOURCE.

1 Press

NET/USB on the remote control to select

“NET/USB” as the input source.

The cursor on the left of the NET/USB indicator lights up in the front panel display, and the contents previously played for the corresponding sub input source of NET/USB is automatically played.

2 Press

Lights up

V-AUX

NET

DOCK

USB

DISPLAY to display the top NET/USB menu.

CBL SAT

HD DVD

TAPE

(U.S.A. model)

TUNER XMMULTI CHPHONOCDCD-RDVDDTVDV RVCR

The following display appears in the video monitor. If any other screen appears in the video monitor, press

MENU on the remote control repeatedly until the top NET/

USB menu appears.

Top

PC/MusicCAST Internet Radio USB

3 Press

k / n to select the desired sub input source

and then press 9h or 9ENTER.

You can also select the desired sub input source by pressing APC/

, A

MCX

NET RADIO, or AUSB when “NET/USB” is selected as

the input source. This unit automatically starts playback of the last selected music file, Internet Radio station, or Podcast when you press

PC/MCX

4 Press

, A

NET RADIO, or AUSB.

k / n / l / h to select the desired song or

Internet Radio station.

•Press 9k / n to select the desired menu.

•Press 9h to enter the selected menu.

•Press 9l to return to the previous menu level.

• “>” in the right corner of each menu line indicates that there is a submenu available in the next menu level.

• You can also press 9ENTER or IMENU to enter the selected menu or to return to the previous menu level.

Using Network/USB features

5 Press

ENTER to play the selected song or to listen

to the selected station.

• See page 79 for details about the functions of the play information display.

• Some items do not appear in the play information display depending on the selected sub input source.

• You can set the time for which the GUI screen of the Network/USB is displayed in the video monitor by using “On Screen” in “Manual Setup” (see page 108).

• Press KDISPLAY again to turn off the Network/USB menu.

■ Remote control operation

Before performing the following operations, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FSOURCE and then press 3NET/

USB.

Button Function

8 TITLE

9 k Up

n Down

l Previous menu

h Subsequent menu

ENTER Subsequent menu

0 MEMORY Memory

A NET RADIO Select “NET RADIO”

USB Select “USB”

b Skip backward (“PC/MCX” and “USB” only)

a Skip forward (“PC/MCX” and “USB” only)

PC/MCX Select “PC/MCX”

s Stop

p Play

B 1 – 8

I MENU Previous menu

K DISPLAY Display

Bookmark

Numeric buttons (1-8)

*1 Press and hold to store your favorite Internet Radio stations with

bookmarks (see page 83).

*2 Press to assign or recall the preset items (see page 84).

Network/USB menu in the Zone OSD

You can use the network/USB feature with the Zone OSD. The design and functions may be different from the network/USB menu displayed in the video monitor in the main zone.

Internal Source

Operation

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Using Network/USB features

Using a PC server or Yamaha MCX-2000

Use this feature to enjoy music files saved on your PC or Yamaha MCX-2000. MCX-2000 is a music server that enhances the concept of Yamaha exclusive MusicCAST, a digital music delivery method over a personal network.

1 Install Windows Media Player 11 on your PC, or

• Refer to “Installing Windows Media Player 11 on your PC” and “Registering this unit on the Yamaha MCX-2000” on page 82.

• This procedure is needed only the first time.

• (PC only) You may need to make some setting of Windows Media Player 11 to start the contents sharing. Refer to the attached documents of Windows Media Player 11.

2 Turn on your PC or MCX-2000.

The PC server or MCX-2000 is added to the server list on the submenu of PC/MusicCAST.

3 Select a desired server or MusicCAST to begin

playback.

Notes

• Yam ah a MCX-2000 may not be for sale in some locations.

• You can connect this unit to up to 15 PC servers and 1 MCX-2000, and each server must be connected to the same subnet as this unit.

• Some WAV, MP3, MPEG-4 AAC, and WMA files on your PC may not be playable or may be noisy when played.

• (MCX-2000 only) Files marked with an asterisk (*) have not been converted to MP3 format. You cannot play back such files immediately unless you set the “Receive PCM Stream” setting of this unit to “ON” on MCX-2000. For details, refer to the instruction manual of MCX-2000.

• While a song is being played, the time elapsed is displayed at the bottom of the playback information screen.

• You can use Ab / a to skip backward/forward and

h / s to start/stop playback independently from the menu in the video

monitor.

• You can set the settings for repeat and shuffle mode by using the “Play Style” parameters in “NET/USB” (see page 98).

• You can set the front panel display mode by using the “Scroll” parameter in “Front Panel Disp.” (see page 112).

■ Installing Windows Media Player 11 on your PC

With Windows Media Player 11, you can play back the audio files on your PC. For details refer to the documents of Windows Media Player 11.

You can also play back the audio files on your PC with Windows Media Connect 2.0 installed.

1 Install Windows Media Player 11 on your PC.

You can download the installer of Windows Media Player 11 from the Microsoft website, or use the upgrade function of the installed Microsoft Windows Media Player.

2 Turn on your PC and then share a folder on the PC.

The Shared folder is added to the server list on the submenu of PC/MusicCAST.

Notes

• If the operating system (OS) of your PC is Windows Vista, Windows Media Player 11 is pre-installed (except some products).

• Some security software installed on your PC (anti-virus software, firewall software, etc.) may block the access of this unit to your PC. In such cases, configure the security software appropriately.

■ Registering this unit on the Yamaha MCX-2000

You must register this unit on your Yamaha MCX-2000 so that this unit can be recognized by your Yamaha MCX-2000. For details, refer to the operation manual supplied with your Yamaha MCX-

2000.

1 Turn off this unit.

2 Set your Yamaha MCX-2000 to the “Auto Config”

mode.

3 Turn on this unit.

• MCX-2000 is added to the server list on the submenu of PC/ MCX.

• The client ID of this unit appears in the OSD of your Yamaha MCX-2000 (shown as CL-XXXXX), and this completes the automatic configuration procedure.

Notes

• The latter part of the client ID of this unit is same as the last 5 digits of the MAC address of this unit. For details about MAC address, see page 112.

• To clear the registered client ID of this unit, use the “Manual Config” mode of your Yamaha MCX-2000 (refer to the instruction manual of MCX-2000) and then set “INITIALIZE” in the advanced setup menu of this unit to “NETWORK” (see page 142).

• The client control functions of MusicCAST over this unit other than “View Play Info”, “Receive PCM Stream” and “Edit Client title” are not available. Avoid using these functions as it will stop the playback on this unit.

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Using Network/USB features

Using the Internet Radio

Use this feature to listen to Internet Radio stations. This unit uses the vTuner Internet Radio station database service particularly customized for this unit, providing over 2000 radio station database. Further, you can store your favorite stations with bookmarks.

Notes

• This service may be discontinued without notice.

• Some Internet Radio stations may not be played even if they are selected in the NET RADIO menu.

• To listen to the Internet Radio, connect this unit to your network (see page 40).

• A narrowband Internet connection (i.e. 56K modem, ISDN) will not provide satisfactory results, and a broadband connection is strongly recommended (i.e. a cable modem, an xDSL modem, etc.). For detailed information, consult with your ISP.

• You can use Ah / s to start/stop playback independently from the menu in the video monitor.

• “Podcast” is a type of the Internet Radio service, and there are a number of Podcast services available on the Internet. The Podcast is not a continuous service. That is, this unit stops playback when an episode of the Podcast ends.

• Some security devices (such as firewall) may block the access of this unit to Internet Radio stations. In such cases, configure the security settings appropriately.

■ Storing your favorite Internet Radio stations

with bookmarks

Use this feature to select your favorite Internet Radio stations quickly.

Press and hold 8TITLE on the remote control while the selected Internet Radio station service is being broadcast.

The stored Internet Radio station is added to the “Bookmark” list (see page 80).

• To remove the stored station from the list, select the item in the first level of the “Bookmark” list and then press and hold 8TITLE on the remote control.

• You can also register your favorite Internet Radio stations to this unit by accessing the following website with the web browser on your PC. To use this feature, you need the MAC address of this unit as the ID number and your e-mail address to create your personal account. Use “Information” in the “Network” menu to display the MAC address of this unit (see page 111). For details, refer to the help information on the website. URL: http://yradio.vtuner.com/

Using a USB storage device or a USB portable audio player

Use this feature to enjoy WAV (PCM format only), MP3, WMA and MPEG-4 AAC files saved on your USB storage device or USB portable audio player connected to the USB port on the front panel of this unit. This unit is equipped with the front and rear USB ports. Set “USB Select” in “Input Select” to “Front” or “Rear” to select the active USB port (see page 98).

Notes

• This unit supports USB mass storage class devices or USB MTP devices using FAT 16 or FAT 32.

• Only the first partition is displayed in the GUI menu. You cannot select files in other partitions.

• Up to 8 levels of directory hierarchy and 500 music files per directory are recognized.

• Some devices may not work properly even if they meet the requirements.

• Some WAV, MP3, WMA and MPEG-4 AAC files may not be playable or may be noisy when played.

• When you connect your USB storage device or USB portable audio player, there may be an about 10 seconds delay.

• While a song is being played, the time elapsed is displayed at the bottom of the playback information screen.

• You can use Ab / a to skip backward/forward and

h / s to start/stop playback independently from the menu in the video

monitor.

• You can set the settings for repeat and shuffle mode by using the “Play Style” parameters in “NET/USB” (see page 98).

• You can set the front panel display mode by using the “Scroll” parameter in “Front Panel Disp.” (see page 112).

Internal Source

Operation

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Using Network/USB features

Using shortcut buttons

Use this feature to access the desired music sources (WAV, MP3 and WMA files on the connected PC, MCX-2000 or USB storage devices and Internet Radio stations) directly. You can preset 8 items in each sub input sources.

■ Assigning the items to the numeric button (1-8)

Before performing the following operations, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FSOURCE.

■ Select an item by using numeric buttons (1-8)

(

)

Before performing the following operations, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FSOURCE.

1 Press

NET/USB to select “NET/USB” as the input

source.

2 Select the desired sub input source.

1 Press

NET/USB to select “NET/USB” as the input

source.

2 Select a desired music source you want to assign to

the numeric button (1-8) (B), and then play back the source.

See page 81 for details.

3 Press

MEMORY.

This unit in the memory preset mode. The MEMORY indicator flashes and following message appears in the video monitor and front panel display.

V-AUX

NET

DOCK

USB

CBL SAT

HD DVD

MD TAPE

-: PC/MCX

TUNER XMMULTI CHPHONOCDCD-RDVDDTVDV RVCR

MEMORY

FlashesPreset number

When you do not complete each of the following steps within 10 seconds, the memory preset mode is automatically canceled. In this case, start over from step 3.

4 Press desired numeric buttons (1-8) (B).

The number of the selected numeric button appears in the video monitor or front panel display.

CBL SAT

HD DVD

TAPE

1: PC/MCX

TUNER XMMULTI CHPHONOCDCD-RDVDDTVDV RVCR

MEMORY

FlashesSelected preset number

5 Press

preset.

V-AUX

NET

DOCK

USB

ENTER or 0MEMORY to confirm the

3 Press one of the numeric button (1-8) (B) which the

desired item is assigned to select the item as the input source.

The selected preset number appears in the front panel display, and this unit starts the playback of the source assigned to the selected numeric button.

V-AUX

NET

DOCK

USB

Selected preset number

Notes

• “Empty Memory!” appears in the front panel display and the short message display when you press the numeric button (1-8) (B) to which no items are assigned.

• This unit does not recall the correct item assigned to the selected numeric button (1-8) (B) in the following cases: – the connected USB device is incorrect. – the PC or MCX-2000 which stores the selected item is turned off or

disconnected from the network.

– the selected Internet Radio station is temporary unavailable or out

of service.

– the directory of the selected item has been changed.

This unit stores the relative position of the preset items in a directory or playlist, and does not recall the correct item by using numeric buttons (1-8) (B) if you add or delete music files to or from the same directory or playlist as the preset items. In such cases, preset the desired item to the numeric buttons (1-8) (B ) again. We recommend the following methods:

PC server/MCX-2000

Create eight playlists which contain the desired items, and then preset the top item of each playlist to the numeric buttons (1-8) (B ). When you change the items which are preset to the numeric buttons (1-8) (B), replace the registered items in the playlist with the desired items without deleting the playlist.

USB storage devices

Create eight directories which contain the desired items in a directory beside the directory which contains all music files, and then preset the top item of each directory to the numeric buttons (1-8) (B ). When you change the items which are preset to the numeric buttons (1-8) (B), replace the items in the directory to the desired items without deleting the directory.

CBL SAT

HD DVD

TAPE

1: PC/MCX

TUNER XMMULTI CHPHONOCDCD-RDVDDTVDV RVCR

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Advanced Operation

Advanced sound configurations ........................................................ 86

Selecting decoders ................................................................................................................... 86

Playing back sources with the THX Surround modes ............................................................. 87

Graphical user interface (GUI) menu .................................................. 88

GUI menu overview ................................................................................................................ 90

Stereo/Surround (Stereo/Surround menu) ............................................................................... 91

Input Select .............................................................................................................................. 96

Manual Setup (Basic) .............................................................................................................. 99

Manual Setup (Volume) ......................................................................................................... 102

Manual Setup (Sound) ........................................................................................................... 103

Manual Setup (Video) ........................................................................................................... 107

Manual Setup (Multi Zone) ................................................................................................... 109

Manual Setup (Network) ....................................................................................................... 111

Manual Setup (Option) .......................................................................................................... 112

Signal Info. (Input signal information) .................................................................................. 114

Language ............................................................................................................................... 114

Advanced Operation

Saving and recalling the system settings (System Memory) ......... 115

Saving the current system settings ........................................................................................ 115

Loading the stored system settings ........................................................................................ 118

Using examples ..................................................................................................................... 119

Controlling this unit by using the Web browser (Web Control Center) ..... 120

Remote control features .................................................................... 121

Controlling this unit, a TV, or other components .................................................................. 121

Customizing the remote control ............................................................................................ 123

Setting the backlight mode of the remote control (LIGHT) .................................................. 124

Setting remote control codes (P-SET) ................................................................................... 124

Programming codes from other remote controls (LEARN) .................................................. 126

Changing source names in the display window (RNAME) .................................................. 127

Macro programming features ................................................................................................ 128

Clearing configurations ......................................................................................................... 130

Simplified remote control ...................................................................................................... 132

Using multi-zone configuration ........................................................ 133

Step1: Planning the multi-zone system ................................................................................. 134

Step2: Connecting the speakers, external amplifiers, and/or other components ................... 135

Step3: Setting the zone parameter ......................................................................................... 139

Controlling Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4 .................................................................................. 139

Using the party mode ............................................................................................................ 141

Advanced setup ................................................................................. 142

Using the advanced setup menu ............................................................................................ 142

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Advanced sound configurations

Selecting decoders

■ Selecting decoders for 2-channel sources (surround decode mode)

Use this feature to play back sources with selected decoders. You can play back 2-channel sources on multi-channels.

Set the operation mode selector to FAMP and then press QSUR. DECODE repeatedly on the remote control to select the surround decode mode.

You can select desired surround decoder modes depending on the type of source you are playing and your personal preference.

You can select the desired decoder and adjust the decoder parameter settings by using GUI menu. See page 92 for details.

■ Decoder descriptions

Name of the decoder (Decoder Type)

PLIIx Music PLII Music

Dolby Pro Logic IIx (or Dolby Pro Logic II) processing for music sources. The Pro Logic IIx decoder is not available when “Surround Back” is set to “None” or using headphones (see page 100).

Decoder description

Pro Logic

Dolby Pro Logic processing for any sources.

PLIIx Movie PLII Movie

Dolby Pro Logic IIx (or Dolby Pro Logic II) processing for movie sources. The Pro Logic IIx decoder is not available when “Surround Back” is set to “None” or using headphones (see page 100).

PLIIx Music PLII Music

Dolby Pro Logic IIx (or Dolby Pro Logic II) processing for music sources. The Pro Logic IIx decoder is not available when “Surround Back” is set to “None” or using headphones (see page 100).

PLIIx Game PLII Game

Dolby Pro Logic IIx (or Dolby Pro Logic II) processing for game sources. The Pro Logic IIx decoder is not available when “Surround Back” is set to “None” or using headphones (see page 100).

Neo:6 Cinema

DTS processing for movie sources.

CSII Cinema

(U.S.A. model only)

SRS Circle Surround II processing for movie sources.

CSII Music

(U.S.A. model only)

SRS Circle Surround II processing for music sources.

Neural-THX

(U.S.A. and Canada models only)

Neural-THX Surround processing for any sources. The Neural-THX Surround decoder is especially suitable for the XM HD Surround program of XM Satellite Radio.

When you select the surround decode mode for the multi-channel digital sources, this unit automatically selects the corresponding decoder for each source.

■ Selecting decoders used with sound field programs

Use this feature to select the desired decoder used with MOVIE sound field programs (except “Mono Movie”) or THX Surround mode. Use “Decoder Type” parameter in “Stereo/Surround” to set the desired decoder (see page 92).

Available decoders (Decoder Type)

For MOVIE sound field programs (see page 62)

Choices: PLIIx Movie (PLII Movie), Neo:6 Cinema

For THX Cinema mode

Choices: Pro Logic, PLIIx Movie (PL II Movie), Neo:6

Cinema, Neural-THX (U.S.A. and Canada models only), Off

For THX Music mode

Choices: Pro Logic, PLIIx Music (PL II Music), Neo:6 Music,

Neural-THX (U.S.A. and Canada models only), Off

For THX Games mode

Choices: Pro Logic, PL II Game, Neo:6 Cinema, Neural-THX

(U.S.A. and Canada models only), Off

Notes

When you select “Decoder Type” to “Off” in the THX Surround mode, this unit activates the decoder corresponding to the input source.

Neo:6 Music

DTS processing for music sources.

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■ Selecting decoders for multi-channel sources

If you connected surround back speakers, use this feature to enjoy

6.1/7.1-channel playback for multi-channel sources using the Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES, or Neural-THX decoders.

1 Set the operation mode selector to FAMP and then

press NEXTD SUR. on the remote control repeatedly to switch between 5.1 and 6.1/7.1-channel playback.

Choice Functions

AUTO

Decoders (PLIIx Movie, PLIIx Music, EX/ES, EX, Neural-THX)

OFF

Activates the optimum decoder to play back signals in 6.1/7.1 channels when this unit recognizes a signal flag being input.

Use this feature to activate the desired decoders for the playback of multi-channel sources manually.

Does not use any decoders to create 6.1/7.1 channels.

2 Press 9l / h repeatedly to select a decoder while

the name of the decoder is displayed when you select other than “AUTO” or “OFF”.

Use this feature to activate the desired decoder manually when this unit cannot detect the signal flag encoded to the input sources correctly.

Notes

• The available decoders vary depending on the setting of the speakers and the input sources.

• 6.1/7.1-channel playback is not possible in the following cases: – when “Surround” (see page 100) or “Surround Back” (see page 100) is

set to “None”.

– when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is being

played.

– when the source being played does not contain surround left and right

channel signals. – when a Dolby Digital KARAOKE source is being played. – when this unit is in the stereo playback, 7ch Enhancer (see page 94) or

Pure Direct (see page 65) mode. – when “BI-AMP” is set to “ON” (see page 143).

• When this unit is turned off, this setting will be reset to “AUTO”.

• “Neural-THX” is only available on the U.S.A. and Canada models and you can select “Neural-THX” only when this unit is in the “STRAIGHT” mode (see page 64), surround decode mode (see page 86), or THX Surround mode.

Advanced sound configurations

Playing back sources with the THX Surround modes

Use this feature to play back sources with the accurate surround processing programs compliant with the THX specifications.

Rotate MPROGRAM (or set the operation mode selector to FAMP and then press QTHX repeatedly) to select the desired THX Surround mode.

You can select the THX Surround mode for movies, music, or games.

■ For 2-channel sources

You can select the following THX Surround programs.

Cinema

THX Surround mode for the 2-channel movie sources. This unit decodes the sources by the selected decoder.

Music

THX Surround mode for the 2-channel music sources. This unit decodes the sources by the selected decoder before THX processing.

Games

THX Surround mode for the 2-channel game audio. This unit decodes the sources by the selected decoder before THX processing.

When this unit is in the THX Cinema, THX Music, or THX Games mode, you can select the desired surround decoder (see page 86).

■ For multi-channel sources

You can select the following THX Surround programs.

Ultra2 Cinema Surround EX Cinema

THX Surround modes for the multi-channel movie sources. When this unit activates the Dolby Digital EX decoder (see left), this unit automatically selects the THX Surround EX mode, and when this unit activates the decoders for 6.1/7.1-channel playback, this unit automatically selects the THX Cinema mode.

Ultra2 Music

THX Surround mode for the multi-channel music sources.

Ultra2 Games

THX Surround mode for the multi-channel game audio.

Advanced

Operation

To optimize the speaker settings for the THX Surround modes, set the parameters in “THX Set” (see page 99) appropriately.

System Memory

You can store the settings of this unit optimized for the THX Surround modes and recall then easily by using the system memory feature. See page 115 for details.

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Graphical user interface (GUI) menu

RX-Z11 GUI menu tree

Stereo/Surround

☞ P. 91

Input Select

☞ P. 96

Manual Setup

Graphical user interface (GUI) menu

XM (U.S.A. and Canada models only) TUNER MULTI CH PHONO CD CD-R MD/TAPE BD/HD DVD DVD DTV CBL/SAT DVR VCR V- AU X DOCK NET/USB

Vo l u m e

☞ P. 102

Adaptive DRC Adaptive DSP Lvl Max Volume Initial Volume Muting Type

Sound

☞ P. 103

Vid eo

☞ P. 107

Basic

☞ P. 99

LFE Level

Dynamic Range

S-Wave Control Parametric EQ Tone Control

Lipsync

Pure Direct Channel Mute

Conversion HDMI Processing Component I/P HDMI Resolution HDMI Aspect Short Message On Screen Position Wal l Pa per

Test Tone THX Set

Speaker Set

Speaker Distance Speaker Level

Speakers Headphones Speakers Headphones

Control Bass Treble Auto Bypass HDMI Auto Auto Manual

THX Ultra2 SWFR Bndry Gain Comp SB Speaker Dist. THX Loudness Plus Front Center Surround Surround Back Front Presence Rear Presence Subwoofer Configuration

Phase Bass Out

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Graphical user interface (GUI) menu

Auto Setup ☞ P. 46

Multi Zone

☞ P. 109

Network

☞ P. 111

Option

☞ P. 112

Speaker B Zone SP Assign Party Mode Set Zone2 Set

Zone3 Set

Zone4 Set

Zone OSD

Configuration Information

Front Panel Disp. iPod Audio Select Decoder Mode EXTD Surround Memory Guard HDMI Set Trigger Output

Zone2 Volume Zone2 Max Vol. Zone2 Initial Vol. Zone2 Balance Zone2 Mono Muting Type Tuner Select (U.S.A. model only)

Zone3 Volume Zone3 Max Vol. Zone3 Initial Vol. Zone3 Balance Zone3 Mono Muting Type Tuner Select (U.S.A. model only)

Zone4 Volume Zone4 Max Vol. Zone4 Initial Vol. Zone4 Balance Zone4 Mono Muting Type Tuner Select (U.S.A. model only)

Trigger1 Trigger2

Advanced

Operation

System Memory

☞ P. 115

Signal Info.

☞ P. 114

Language

☞ P. 114

Main

Zone2

Zone3

Zone4

Audio Info. Video Info.

English

Français Deutsch Español

Русский

Main Load Main Save Main Rename

Zone2 Load Zone2 Save Zone2 Rename

Zone3 Load Zone3 Save Zone3 Rename

Zone4 Load Zone4 Save Zone4 Rename

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Graphical user interface (GUI) menu

GUI menu overview

Stereo/Surround

Input Select

Manual Setup

Auto Setup

System Memory

■ Stereo/Surround (Stereo/Surround menu)

Use this feature to select the sound field programs and customize the program parameter settings (see page 91).

■ Input Select (Input select menu)

Use this feature to select the input source and customize the parameters of each input source (see page 96).

■ Manual Setup (Manual setup menu)

Use this feature to manually adjust speaker and system parameters.

Volume (Volume menu)

See page 102 for details.

Sound (Sound menu)

See page 103 for details.

Video (Video menu)

See page 107 for details.

Basic (Basic menu)

See page 99 for details.

Multi Zone (Multi-zone menu)

See page 109 for details.

Network (Network and USB menu)

See page 111 for details.

Option (Option menu)

See page 112 for details.

Volume

Sound

Video

■ Auto Setup (Automatic setup menu)

Use this feature to run the automatic setup and specify which speaker parameters to be adjusted (see page 46).

■ System Memory (System memory menu)

Use this feature to store and recall various settings of this unit (see page 115).

■ Signal Info. (Signal information)

Use this feature to check audio and video signal information (see page 114).

■ Language (GUI language menu)

Use this feature to select the language of your choice that appears in the GUI menu of this unit (see page 114).

• You can also select the GUI language using “LANGUAGE” parameter in “Advanced setup” in the front panel display (see page 144).

• See page 57 for details about the basic operations in GUI menu.

• Refer to the “Graphical user interface (GUI) menu” on page 88 for the complete menu structure.

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Stereo/Surround (Stereo/Surround menu)

Use this feature to select the sound field programs (see page 58), the surround decode mode, the THX Surround mode, or the “STRAIGHT” mode (see page 64), and adjust the parameters of each program.

■ Basic configuration of sound field programs

Each sound field program has some parameters defining the characteristics of the program. To customize the selected sound field program, adjust “DSP Level” and/or “Dialogue Lift” first, and then try other parameters.

Adjusting the effect sound level of the sound field programs (DSP Level)

Sound field programs add effect sounds (DSP effect sounds) to the original source sound to create sound field in the listening room. Use the “DSP Level” parameter to adjust the level of the effect sounds.

Graphical user interface (GUI) menu

Adjust “DSP Level” as follows:

Increase the value of “DSP Level” when

• the effect sound of the selected sound field program is too weak.

• you cannot recognize any difference between the sound field programs.

Decrease the value of “DSP Level” when

• the sound is vague.

• you feel that the additional sound effect is excessive.

Control range: – 6 dB to +3 dB

Adjusting the vertical dialogue position (Dialogue Lift)

Use this feature to adjust the vertical position of the dialogues in movies. The ideal position of the dialogues is at the center of the video monitor screen.

The ideal dialogue position

The DSP effect

sound level is low

The DSP effect sound

level is high

If the dialogues are heard at the lower position of the video monitor screen, increase the value of “Dialogue Lift”.

Move up to the ideal dialogue position

Choices: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 “0” (initial setting) is the lowest position, and “5” is the highest position.

Notes

• “Dialogue Lift” is available when “Front Presence” is set to “Yes” (see page 100) and headphones are not connected.

• You cannot move the dialogue position down from the initial dialogue position.

Advanced

Operation

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Graphical user interface (GUI) menu

■ Sound field parameter descriptions

You can adjust the values of certain digital sound field parameters so that the sound fields are recreated accurately in your listening room. Not all of the following parameters are found in every program.

Sound field parameter Features

Decoder Type

Init. Delay Sur. Init.Delay SB. Init. Delay

Decoder type. Selects the decoder used with the SUR. DECODE, THX, or MOVIE programs. See page 86 for details.

Initial delay. Presence, surround, and surround back sound field initial delay. Changes the apparent size of the sound field by adjusting the delay between the direct sound and the first reflection heard by the listener. The smaller the value, the smaller the sound field seems to the listener.

When you adjust the initial delay parameters, we also recommend that you adjust the corresponding room size parameters likewise. This adjustment is especially effective for the CINEMA DSP programs.

Control range: 1 to 99 ms (Init. Delay)

1 to 49 ms (Sur. Init. Delay and SB Init. Delay)

Source sound

Early reflections

Room Size Sur. Room Size SB. Room Size

Level

Delay

Sound source

Small value = 1 ms Large value = 99 ms

Room size. Presence, surround, and surround back room size. Adjusts the apparent size of the sound field. The larger the value, the larger the surround sound field becomes. As the sound is repeatedly reflected around a room, the larger the hall is, the longer the time between the original reflected sound and the subsequent reflections. By controlling the time between the reflected sounds, you can change the apparent size of the virtual venue. Changing this parameter from one to two doubles the apparent length of the room.

When you adjust the room size parameters, we also recommend that you adjust the corresponding initial delay parameters likewise. This adjustment is especially effective for the CINEMA DSP programs.

Control range: 0.1 to 2.0

Time

Reflection face

Level

Time Time Time

Level

Delay

Level

Time

Source sound

Early reflections

Level

Time

Delay

Level

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Sound source

Small value = 0.1

Large value = 2.0

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Sound field parameter Features

Liveness Sur. Liveness SB. Liveness

Liveness. Surround and surround back liveness. Adjusts the reflectivity of the virtual walls in the hall by changing the rate at which the early reflections decay. The early reflections of a sound source decay much faster in a room with acoustically absorbent wall surfaces than in one which has highly reflective surfaces. A room with acoustically absorbent surfaces is referred to as “dead”, while a room with highly reflective surfaces is referred to as “live”. This parameter lets you adjust the early reflection decay rate and thus the “liveness” of the room.

Control range: 0 to 10

Dead

Level

Time

Level

Source sound

Time Time

Level

Graphical user interface (GUI) menu

Live

Rev. Time

Small reflected sound

Small value = 0 Large value = 10

Reverberation time. Adjusts the amount of time taken for the dense, subsequent reverberation sound to decay by 60 dB at 1 kHz. This changes the apparent size of the acoustic environment over an extremely wide range. Set a longer reverberation time to get more sustaining reverberation sound, and set a shorter time to get articulate sound.

Control range: 1.0 to 5.0 s

Reverberation

Early reflections

60 dB 60 dB 60 dB

Sound source

Rev. Time

Short reverberation

Small value = 1.0 s Large value = 5.0 s

Rev. Time Rev. Time

Large reflected sound

ReverberationSource sound

Long reverberation

Advanced

Operation

Rev. Delay

Reverberation delay. Adjusts the time difference between the beginning of the direct sound and the beginning of the reverberation sound. The larger the value, the later the reverberation sound begins. A later reverberation sound makes you feel as if you are in a larger acoustic environment.

Control range: 0 to 250 ms

Source sound

Level

(dB)

60 dB

Reverberation

Time

Rev. Delay

Rev. Time

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Graphical user interface (GUI) menu

Sound field parameter Features

Rev. Level

Reverberation level. Adjusts the volume of the reverberation sound. The larger the value, the stronger the reverberation becomes.

Control range: 0 to 100%

Source sound

Level

■ Stereo program parameter descriptions

Sound field parameter Features

Direct

(“2ch Stereo” only)

Center Level Surround L Level Surround R Level Sur.Back L Level Sur.Back R Level F.PRNS L Level F.PRNS R Level R.PRNS L Level R.PRNS R Level

(“11ch Stereo” only)

2-channel stereo direct. Bypasses the decoders and DSP processors of this unit for pure hi-fi stereo sound when playing 2channel analog sources.

Choices: Auto, Off

• Select “Auto” to bypass the decoders, DSP processors and the tone control circuitry only when “BASS” and “TREBLE” are set to “BYPASS” (see page 65).

• Select “Off” not to bypass the decoders, DSP processors and the tone control circuitry when “BASS” and “TREBLE” are set to “BYPASS”.

• When multi-channel signals are input, they are downmixed to 2 channels and output from the front left and right speakers.

• The low-frequency signals of the front left and right channels are redirected to the subwoofer in the following cases: – “Bass Out” is set to “Front & SWFR” (see page 101). – “Front” is set to “Small” (see page 99) and “Bass Out” is set to “SWFR” (see page 101).

11-channel stereo center, surround left, surround right, surround back, presence left and presence right levels. Adjusts the volume level of each channel in the 11-channel stereo mode. The available parameters differ depending on the speaker settings.

Control range: 0 to 100%

Rev. Level

Time

■ Compressed Music Enhancer mode parameter descriptions

The Compressed Music

Enhancer mode

Level

(“Straight Enhancer” and “11ch Enhancer” only)

Straight enhancer or 11-channel enhancer effect level. Select “High” or “Low” to adjust the effect for the high-frequency.

Choices: High, Low

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■ Decoder parameter descriptions

Decoder parameter Features

Panorama

(“PLIIx Music” and “PLII Music” only)

Center Width

(“PLIIx Music” and “PLII Music” only)

Dimension

(“PLIIx Music” and “PLII Music” only)

Center Image

(“Neo:6 Music” only)

FOCUS

(“CSII Movie” and “CSII Music” only)

TruBass

(“CSII Movie” and “CSII Music” only)

Pro Logic IIx Music and Pro Logic II Music panorama. Sends stereo signals to the surround speakers as well as the front speakers for a wraparound effect.

Choices: Off, On

Pro Logic IIx Music and Pro Logic II Music center width. Moves the center channel output completely towards the center speaker or towards the front left and right speakers. A larger value moves the center channel output towards the front left and right speakers.

Control range: 0 (center channel sound is output only from the center speaker) to

7 (center channel sound is output only from the front left and right speakers)

Initial setting: 3

Pro Logic IIx Music and Pro Logic II Music dimension. Adjusts the sound field either towards the front or towards the rear.

Control range: –3 (towards the rear) to +3 (towards the front)

Initial setting: STD (standard)

DTS Neo:6 Music center image. Adjusts the front left and right channel output relative to the center channel to make the center channel more or less dominant as necessary.

Control range: 0.0 (center channel sound is output only from the front left and right speakers) to

1.0 (center channel sound output only from the center speaker)

Initial setting: 0.3

CSII Movie and CSII Music focus. Adjusts the clearness of a sound image by elevating the perception of the sound image to compensate for non-optimally placed speakers from a lower location. A larger value makes speakers sound as if they are positioned at ear level.

Control range: 0 (lower location) to 8 (higher location)

CSII Movie and CSII Music TruBass. Adjusts the lower register by producing the perception of improved low frequency performance. A larger value improves bass even without a subwoofer and provides deeper, richer bass in the presence of a subwoofer.

Control range: 0 (standard low-frequency performance) to 8 (enhanced low-frequency performance)

Graphical user interface (GUI) menu

Advanced

Operation

Initialize (Program parameters initialization)

■

Use this feature to initialize the parameter of the selected sound field program. Choices: No, Yes

Rev. Level

Dialogue Lift

Initialize No

Yes

• Select “Yes” and then press 9ENTER to set the program parameters to the factory default settings.

• Select “No” (or press 9l) to cancel the program parameter initialization.

Use “DSP PARAM” of “INITIALIZE” in “Advanced setup” to initialize the parameters of all sound field programs (see page 144).

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Graphical user interface (GUI) menu

Input Select

Use this feature to reassign digital input/outputs, select the input signal, rename the inputs, or adjust the level of the signal input at each input source.

Input source

XM (U.S.A. and Canada models only)

TUNER HD Radio (U.S.A.

MULTI CH

PHONO CD CD-R MD/TAPE BD/HD DVD DVD DTV CBL/SAT DVR VCR

V- AU X

DOCK

NET/USB PC/MCX Volume Trim

Notes

• Some parameters described above may not be available for all input sources and some parameters are only available for specific input sources.

• You can set “Volume Trim” for each sub input source separately.

• The “Play Style” setting is effective to both “PC/MCX” and “USB”.

Sub input

source

—

model only)

TUNER (U.S.A. model only)

—

NET RADIO Volume Trim

USB USB Select

Parameter

Volume Trim Rename

Station Search (U.S.A. model only) Volume Trim Rename

Volume Trim Rename

Volume Trim Rename Multi CH Assign BGV

I/O Assignment Audio Select Decoder Mode Volume Trim Rename

Volume Trim Rename

Play Style

Volume Trim Play Style

■ Station Search (U.S.A. model only)

Use this feature to select the preset HD Radio stations by the name of the stations. See page 72 for details.

■ I/O Assignment (Input/output assignment)

Use this feature to assign the input/output jacks according to the component to be used if the initial settings of this unit do not correspond to your needs. Change the following parameters to reassign the respective jacks and effectively connect more components. Once the input/output jacks are reassigned, you can select the corresponding component by using the DINPUT selector (or the input selector buttons(3)).

I/O Assignment

Audio Select

Decoder Mode

Coaxial Input

Optical Input

Optical Output

Example 1: Assigning the CD DIGITAL INPUT COAXIAL

jack to “VCR”.

1 Select “Input Select” in the GUI menu and then select

“VCR”.

2 Select “I/O Assignment” and then “Coaxial Input”.

3 Select “

Example 2: Clearing a jack assignment.

CD”.

1 Select “Input Select” and then select the desired

input source (“DVD”, etc.).

2 Select “I/O Assignment” and then select the desired

jack assignment (“Coaxial Input”, “Optical Input”, “Optical Output”, “Analog I/O” “Component Video”, or “HDMI”).

3 Select “None” and then press

assignment.

Notes

• “None” appears in the GUI when any input source is not assigned to the

input/output jack.

• You cannot select a specific item more than once for the same type of jack.

• When you connect a component to both the COAXIAL and OPTICAL

jacks, priority is given to signals input at the COAXIAL jack.

ENTER to clear the

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Graphical user interface (GUI) menu

■ Audio Select (Audio input jack select)

Use this feature to select the type of the input jack you want to use.

Choice Functions

Auto

HDMI

Coax/Opt

Analog

Automatically selects input signals in the following order: (1) HDMI (2) Digital signals (3) Analog signals

Selects only HDMI signals. When HDMI signals are not input, no sound is output.

Selects only analog signals. If no analog signals are input, no sound is output.

• You can also select the audio input jack by pressing FAUDIO SELECT (or OAUDIO SEL). See page 56 for details.

• You can set the default audio input jack select of this unit by using “Audio Select” in “Option” (see page 112).

Note

This feature is not available when no digital input jack (OPTICAL, COAXIAL and HDMI) are assigned. In addition, “HDMI” is not available as an Audio input jack select setting when the HDMI input jacks are not used. Use “I/O Assignment” in “Input Select” to reassign the respective input jack.

■ Decoder Mode (Decoder mode)

Use this feature to switch the decoder mode. You can designate the reassigned digital input jacks (see page 96) for digital audio signals.

Choice Functions

Auto

DTS

Automatically detects digital audio signal input types and selects the appropriate decoder.

Activates the DTS decoder when digital audio signals are input.

■ Volume Trim (Volume trimming)

Use this feature to adjust the level of the signal input at each input source. This feature is useful if you want to balance the level of each input source to avoid sudden changes in volume when switching between input sources. Control range: –6.0 dB to +6.0 dB Initial setting: 0.0 dB

This parameter also affects the signals output at the ZONE OUT jacks.

Note

You can only adjust the volume for the current input source using this setting.

■ Rename (Rename)

Use this feature to change the name of the inputs in the GUI menu or the front panel display menu. (“DVD” is used as the source component in the following example.)

1 Press

2 Press

3 Press

4 Press

• Repeat steps 1 to 4 to rename each input.

• You can also change the name of the input source that appears in the display window (4) on the remote control. Refer to “Changing source names in the display window (RNAME)” on page 127.

Note

You can only change the name of the current input source (except for multi channel input sources) using this setting.

l / h to place the _ (underscore) under the

space or character you want to edit.

Decoder Mode

Volume Trim

Rename

ENTER repeatedly to select a character type

CAPITAL

DVD

OK RESET

(CAPITAL/SMALL/LATIN CAPITAL/LATIN SMALL/ FIGURE/MARK).

k / n to select the character you want to use

and 9l / h to move to the next one.

• You can use up to 9 characters for each memory.

• Press 9n to change the character in the following order, or press 9k to go in the reverse order: CAPITAL A to Z, space SMALL a to z, space LATIN CAPITAL Ä, Ö, Ü, etc., space LATIN SMALL ä, ö, ü, etc., space FIGURE 0 to 9, space MARK !, #, %, &, etc., space

• Press 9ENTER to switch between character types.

• Press 9h repeatedly to select “RESET” to set the name of the input source to the initial name.

Notes

• The character types you can select differ depending on the setting in

“Language” (see page 114).

• If you set “Language” to “ ”, you can also select Japanese

characters.

l / h repeatedly to select “OK” and press

ENTER when complete.

Advanced

Operation

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■ Multi CH Assign (Multi channel assignment)

Use this feature to set the direction of the signals input into the center, subwoofer and surround channels when a source component is connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks.

Input Channels (Input channels)

Use this setting to select the number of channels input from an external decoder (see page 37).

Choice Description

6ch

8ch

Select “6ch” the connected component outputs discrete 6-channel audio signals.

Select “8ch” the connected component outputs discrete 8-channel audio signals. Also set “Front Input” (see below) to the analog audio jacks at which the front left and right channel signals output from the connected component are input.

Note

Depending on the settings of the zone configuration, no sound is output at the surround back speakers even if you set “Input Channels” to “8ch”. In this case, select “6ch” and set the audio output setting of the source component to 6 channels.

Front Input (Front left and right channels input jacks)

If you selected “8ch” in “Input Channels”, you can select analog jacks at which front left and right channel signals from an external decoder will be input. Choices: CD, CD-R, MD/TAPE, BD/HD DVD, DVD, DTV,

CBL/SAT, DVR, VCR, V-AUX

Note

If you have renamed an input source in “Rename” (see page 97), the name of the input source appears in the choices of this parameter.

■ BGV (Back ground video)

Use this feature to select the video source played in the background of the sources input at the MULTI CH INPUT jacks.

Choice Functions

BD/HD DVD, DTV, CBL/SAT, DVD, DVR, VCR, V-AUX

Last

Off

Selects the corresponding input source as the background video source.

Automatically selects the last selected video source as the background video source.

Does not play the video source in the background.

■ Play Style (Playback styles)

Use this feature to adjust the playback style according to your preference. You can shuffle songs in a random order or repeat one specific song or a sequence of songs.

Repeat (Repeat)

Use this feature to set this unit to repeat one song or a sequence of songs.

Choice Functions

Off

Single

All

Deactivates the repeat function.

Repeats one song. “ ” appears in the top right corner

of the playback status screen.

Repeats a sequence of songs. “ ” appears in the top right corner of the playback status screen.

Notes

• If “Repeat” is set to “Single”, the setting will be reset to “Off” when this unit is turned off.

• When you set “BGV” to “Last”, you can select the background video source by using the remote control only.

Shuffle (Shuffle)

Use this feature to set this unit to play songs or albums in a random order.

Choice Functions

Off

Deactivates the shuffle function.

Play songs or albums in a random order. “ ” appears in the top right corner of the playback status screen.

■ USB Select (USB port select)

Selects the component connected to the front or rear USB port as the input source (see page 40).

Choice Functions

Front

Rear

Selects the component connected to the front USB port as the input source.

Selects the component connected to the rear USB port as the input source.

Note

If you have renamed an input source in “Rename” (see page 97), the name of the input source appears in the choices of this parameter.

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Manual Setup (Basic)

Use this menu to manually adjust any speaker setting.

• Most of the parameters described in the basic menu are set automatically when you run “Auto Setup”. You can use the basic menu to make further adjustments, but we recommend running “Auto Setup” first.

• You can reset these parameters by performing the “Auto Setup” procedure (see page 46).

• If your subwoofer can adjust the output volume and the crossover frequency, set the volume to about half way (or slightly less) and set the crossover frequency to the maximum.

■ Test Tone (Test tone)

Turns the test tone output on or off for “Speaker Set”, “Speaker Distance”, and “Speaker Level” settings.

Choice Functions

Off

This unit does not output the test tone for the “Speaker Set”, “Speaker Level”, and “Speaker Distance” settings.

This unit outputs the test tone for the “Speaker Set”, “Speaker Level”, and “Speaker Distance” settings. While “Test Tone” is set to “On”, the volume level is automatically set to 0 dB.

Graphical user interface (GUI) menu

SB Speaker Dist. (Surround back speaker distance)

Use this feature to set the distance between the left surround back speaker and right surround back speaker.

Choice Descriptions

Under 1ft (Under 0.3m)

1 – 4ft (0.3-1.2m)

Over 4ft (over 1.2m)

Select this setting when the distance between the two surround back speakers is less than 0.3 m (1 foot).

Select this setting when the distance between the two surround back speakers is 0.3 m to 1.2 m (1 foot to 4 feet).

Select this setting when the distance between the two surround back speakers is over 1.2 m (4 feet).

Note

The unit used in this parameter differs depending on the setting of “Unit” in “Speaker Distance” (see page 101).

THX Loudness Plus (Loudness plus setting)

THX Loudness Plus function compensates for the total and spatial shifts that occur when the volume is reduced by intelligently adjusting ambient surround channel levels and frequency response. Use this feature to select whether this unit automatically activates the THX Loudness Plus function in the THX Surround modes.

Notes

• Loud test tones will be output when “On” is selected. In this case, make sure no children are present in the listening room.

• This function is automatically turned off if you exit “Basic”.

■ THX Set (THX settings)

Use this feature to set the parameters to optimize the THX Surround modes (see page 87).

THX Ultra2 SWFR (THX Ultra2 subwoofer setting)

Use this feature to select whether the connected subwoofers are the THX Ultra2 certified subwoofers.

Choice Descriptions

Ye s

Note

When “THX Ultra2 SWFR” is set to “No”, you cannot select “Bndry Gain Comp” is automatically set to “Off”.

Bndry Gain Comp (Boundary gain compensation)

Use this feature to improve boomy bass when the listening position is closer to the rear wall.

Choice Descriptions

Off

Select this setting when the connected subwoofers are the THX Ultra2 certified subwoofers.

Select this setting when the connected subwoofers are not the THX Ultra2 certified subwoofers.

Select this setting when you do not want to use the boundary gain compensation feature.

Select this setting to activate the boundary gain compensation feature.

Choice Descriptions

Off

Deactivates the Loudness Plus function.

Activates the Loudness Plus function in the THX Surround modes.

■ Speaker Set (Speaker settings)

Use to manually adjust any speaker setting.

If you are not satisfied with the bass sounds from your speakers, you can change these settings according to your preference.

Measure for the speaker size

The woofer section of a speaker is

– 16 cm (6.5 in) or larger: large – smaller than 16 cm (6.5 in): small

THX Ltd. recommends you that you set “Front”, “Center”, “Surround”, and “Surround Back” to “Small” and “Cross Over” to “80Hz (THX)”. To select the crossover frequency of the speaker(s) manually, select “Small” and then set “Cross Over” (see page 100).

Front (Front speakers)

Choice Descriptions

Large

Small

Note

When “Bass Out” is set to “Front” (see page 101), you can select only “Large” in “Front”. If the value of “Front” is set to other than “Large” in advance, this unit change the value to “Large” automatically.

Select this setting when the front speakers are large.

Select this setting when the front speakers are small.

Advanced

Operation

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Center (Center speaker)

Choice Descriptions

Large

Small

None

Select this setting when the center speaker is large.

Select this setting when the center speaker is small.

Select this setting when you do not use the center speaker. The center channel signals are directed to the front left and right speakers.

Surround (Surround left/right speakers)

Choice Descriptions

Large

Small

None

Select this setting when the surround speakers are large.

Select this setting when the surround speakers are small.

Select this setting when you do not use the surround speakers. This unit is set to the Virtual CINEMA DSP mode (see page 64), and “Surround Back” is automatically set to “None”.

See page 23 for the connection information of the surround speakers.

Surround Back (Surround back left/right speakers)

Choice Descriptions

Large x1

Large x2

Small x1

Small x2

None

Select this setting when the single surround back speaker is large.

Select this setting when the surround back left and right speakers are Large.

Select this setting when the single surround back speaker is small.

Select this setting when the surround back left and right speakers are small.

Select this setting when you do not use the surround back speakers. The surround back channel signals are directed to the surround left and right speakers.

See page 23 for the connection information of the surround speakers.

Cross Over (Cross over)

Use this feature to select the crossover frequency of the speaker(s) that is set to “Small”. All frequencies below the selected frequency will be sent to the subwoofers or to the speakers set to “Large” in “Speaker Set” (see pages 99). Choices: 40Hz, 60Hz, 80Hz (THX), 90Hz, 100Hz, 110Hz, 120Hz,

160Hz, 200Hz

If your subwoofers can adjust the output volume and the crossover frequency, set the volume to about half way (or slightly less) and set the crossover frequency to the maximum.

Front Presence (Front presence speakers)

Use this feature if you want to use the front presence speakers connected to this unit.

Choice Descriptions

Yes

None

Select this setting when you use the front presence speakers.

Select this setting when you do not use the front presence speakers. “Rear Presence” is automatically set to “None”.

Notes

• If you set “Front Presence” to “None”, you cannot activate the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode (see page 64).

• “Dialogue Lift” is available when “Front Presence” is set to “Yes” and headphones are not connected.

Rear Presence (Rear presence speakers)

Use this feature if you want to use the rear presence speakers connected to this unit.

Choice Descriptions

Yes

None

Select this setting when you use the rear presence speakers.

Select this setting when you do not use the rear presence speakers.

Subwoofer (Subwoofer)

Configuration (Subwoofer configuration)

Use this feature to select the configuration of the subwoofers (see page 26).

Choice Descriptions

Front & Rear

Stereo

Monaural

None

Select this setting when you place the subwoofers to the front and rear of the listening room.

Select this setting when you place the subwoofers to the left and right of the listening room.

Select this setting when you use a single subwoofer.

Select this setting when you do not use a subwoofer.

If your subwoofer can adjust the output volume and the crossover frequency, set the volume to about half way (or slightly less) and set the crossover frequency to the maximum.

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Yamaha RX-Z11 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Front panel

Remote control

Notices

Features

Getting started

Quick start guide

Connections

Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room (YPAO)

Before starting the automatic setup

Using the quick automatic setup

Using the basic automatic setup

Using advanced automatic setup

Playback

Basic procedure

Selecting the MULTI CH INPUT component

Selecting the HDMI OUT jack

Selecting the front speaker set

Using your headphones

Playing video sources in the background of an audio source

Selecting audio input jacks (AUDIO SELECT)

Using the sleep timer

Muting the audio output

Operating this unit by using the graphical user interface (GUI) menu

Sound field programs

Selecting sound field programs

Sound field program descriptions

Enjoying unprocessed input sources

Using audio features

Enjoying pure hi-fi sound

Adjusting the tonal quality

Adjusting the speaker level

Recording

FM/AM tuning

Automatic tuning

Manual tuning

Direct frequency tuning

Selecting preset stations

Automatic preset tuning

Manual preset tuning

Exchanging preset stations

Using HD Radio™ features (U.S.A. model only)

Searching HD Radio stations by using the GUI menu

Selecting HD Radio™ audio programs

Displaying HD Radio™ information

XM™ Satellite Radio tuning (U.S.A. and Canada models only)

Connecting the XM™ Mini-Tuner Home Dock

Setting the XM™ Satellite Radio preset channels

Displaying the XM™ Satellite Radio information

Using iPod™

Controlling iPod™

Using Network/USB features

Navigating the network and USB menus

Using a PC server or Yamaha MCX-2000

Using the Internet Radio

Using a USB storage device or a USB portable audio player

Using shortcut buttons

Advanced sound configurations

Selecting decoders

Playing back sources with the THX Surround modes

Graphical user interface (GUI) menu

GUI menu overview

Stereo/Surround (Stereo/Surround menu)

Input Select

Manual Setup (Basic)