Yamaha YHT-298, YHT-299 User Manual

YHT-299 Home Theater Package

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Connection Guide

The Yamaha YHT-299 Home Theater Package includes everything you need to add great sound
to your home theater. By following the steps in this Connection Guide, you’ll have your home
theater set up in no time and be enjoying music and movies like never before. Part A explains how
to connect the speakers and antennas. Part B explains how to connect various AV components.
See the relevant owner’s manuals for full instructions and precautions.

Caution: Disconnect all components from AC outlets before proceeding.

Part A: Speakers and Antennas

1

2

Checking the package contents

TUNING

FM AM

YPAO MIC

PHONES

CINEMA

SILENT

PRESET

MEMORY

INFO

SCENE

RADIO

CD

TV
BD
DVD

STRAIGHT

PROGRAM

CONTROL

TONE

INPUT

VOLUME

AUX

VIDEO

5V 1A

VIDEO

AUDIO

x 4

Unpack and check the package contents. The following items are necessary to complete this
Connection Guide. See the owner’s manuals for a complete list of supplied items.

AV Receiver (HTR-3066)
Remote control and two batteries

(AAA, R03, UM-4)
YPAO microphone
AM loop antenna
Indoor FM antenna (FM antenna type

Subwoofer (NS-SW20)
Front/surround speaker (NS-B20)
Center speaker (NS-C20)
Non-skid pad
Subwoofer cable
Speaker cable

depends on destination country.)

Positioning the speakers

Front
left

Center

Front
right

Subwoofer

The four front and surround
speakers are identical, so it
doesn’t matter which one you use
in each position.

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5

6

RGLH

2013 Yamaha Corporation

Printed in China ZG07290

Connecting the front speakers

AV Receiver

ARC

(

)

BD/DVD

OUT

HDMI

HDMI 2 HDMI 3

HDMI 1

COMPONENT

VIDEO

P

R

P

R

P

B

P

B

Y

Y

MONITOR OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO

VIDEO

COAXIAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

OPTICAL

(CD)

(

)

TV

AV 3

AV 4

AV 5

AV 2

AV 1

ANTENNA

FM

AM

HDMI 4

MONITOR OUT

AV
OUT

AUDIO 1

AUDIO 2

SPEAKERS

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

AUDIO

SUBWOOFER
PRE OUT

OUT

To front left

To front righ t

speaker

speaker

Connect the front speaker ( ) cables to the AV Receiver. Make sure you connect the
speakers with the correct polarity—positive (+) terminals to positive (+) terminals, and
negative (–) terminals to negative (–) terminals.

Connecting the center and surround speakers

AV Receiver

ARC

(

)

BD/DVD

OUT

HDMI

HDMI 2 HDMI 3

HDMI 1

COMPONENT

VIDEO

P

R

P

R

P

B

P

B

Y

Y

MONITOR OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO

VIDEO

COAXIAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

OPTICAL

(CD)

(

)

TV

AV 3

AV 4

AV 5

AV 2

AV 1

ANTENNA

FM

AM

HDMI 4

MONITOR OUT

AV

OUT

AUDIO 1

AUDIO 2

SPEAKERS

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

AUDIO

SUBWOOFER
PRE OUT

OUT

1

3

2

To surround
right speaker

To center
speaker

To surround
left speaker

Connect the center speaker ( ) and surround speaker ( ) cables to the AV Receiver.
Make sure you connect the speakers with the correct polarity—positive (+) terminals
to positive (+) terminals, and negative (–) terminals to negative (–) terminals.

Connecting the subwoofer

AV Receiver

ARC

)

(BD/DVD

OUT

HDMI

HDMI 2 HDMI 3

HDMI 1

COMPONENT

VIDEO

P

R

P

R

P

B

P

B

Y

Y

MONITOR OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO

VIDEO

COAXIAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

OPTICAL

)

(CD

( TV

AV 3

AV 4

AV 2

AV 1

ANTENNA

HDMI 4

FM

AM

SPEAKERS

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

MONITOR OUT

AV

AUDIO

SUBWOOFER

)

OUT

OUT

PRE OUT

AUDIO 1

AV 5

AUDIO 2

Subwoofer

Part B: AV Components

Caution: Disconnect all components from AC outlets before proceeding.

1

2

Connecting HDMI-capable components

If your TV and BD/DVD players or recorders or satellite/cable set-top box have HDMI
jacks, you can connect them via the AV Receiver. Using HDMI cables (not included),
connect the AV Receiver’s HDMI OUT jack to an HDMI input on your TV, and
connect your BD/DVD players or recorders and satellite/cable set-top box to the AV
Receiver’s HDMI 1(BD/DVD) and HDMI 2 jacks, respectively, as shown.

See the owner’s manuals for more information about HDMI.

● Connecting your TV

AV Receiver

ARC

(

)

BD/DVD

OUT

HDMI

HDMI 2 HDMI 3

HDMI 1

COMPONENT

VIDEO

P

R

P

R

P

B

P

B

Y

Y

MONITOR OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO

VIDEO

COAXIAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

OPTICAL

(CD)

(
TV

AV 3

AV 4

AV 2

AV 1

OUT

HDMI

ANTENNA

HDMI 4

FM

AM

SPEAKERS

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

MONITOR OUT

AV

AUDIO

SUBWOOFER

)

OUT

OUT

PRE OUT

AUDIO 1

AV 5

AUDIO 2

(

)

BD/DVD

HDMI 1

HDMI 2 HDMI 3

TV

● Connecting your BD/DVD players or recorders,
satellite/cable set-top box

AV Receiver

ARC

OUT

HDMI

COMPONENT

VIDEO

P

R

P

R

P

B

P

B

Y

Y

MONITOR OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO

OPTICAL

AV 1

HDMI 4

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO

COAXIAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

AV

AUDIO

)

)

(CD

( TV

OUT

OUT

AUDIO 1

AV 4

AV 5

AV 2

AUDIO 2

AV 3

BD/DVD players or
recorders

ANTENNA

FM

AM

SPEAKERS

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

PRE OUT

OUT

HDMI

Satellite/cable set-top box

Connecting your TV for audio output

You can listen to TV audio through the AV Receiver and speakers by connecting an
audio output on your TV to an audio input on the AV Receiver with, for example, an
optical digital audio cable (not included), as shown.

To listen to TV audio, select the appropriate input source on the AV Receiver.

HDMI

3

Connecting your DVR/VCR

AV Receiver

ARC

(

)

BD/DVD

OUT

HDMI

HDMI 2 HDMI 3

HDMI 1

COMPONENT

VIDEO

P

R

P

R

P

B

P

B

Y

Y

MONITOR OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO

VIDEO

COAXIAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

OPTICAL

(CD)

(

)

TV

AV 3

AV 4

AV 5

AV 2

AV 1

ANTENNA

HDMI 4

FM

AM

SPEAKERS

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

MONITOR OUT

AV

AUDIO

SUBWOOFER

OUT

PRE OUT

OUT

AUDIO 1

AUDIO 2

MONITOR OUT

TV

VIDEO

DVR/VCR

IN

R

L

AUDIO

VIDEO

OUT

Use a video pin cable (not included) to connect the AV Receiver’s MONITOR OUT
jack to a composite video input on your TV, as shown.

Use AV pin cables (not included) to connect your DVR (digital video recorder) or
VCR to the AV Receiver’s AV 5 and AV OUT jacks, as shown.

IN

4

Connecting your CD player

AV Receiver CD player

OUT

HDMI

ARC

(

)

BD/DVD

OUT

HDMI

HDMI 2 HDMI 3

HDMI 1

COMPONENT

VIDEO

P

R

P

R

P

B

P

B

Y

Y

MONITOR OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO

VIDEO

COAXIAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

OPTICAL

(CD)

(

)

TV

AV 3

AV 4

AV 5

AV 2

AV 1

ANTENNA

HDMI 4

FM

AM

SPEAKERS

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

MONITOR OUT

AV

AUDIO

SUBWOOFER

OUT

PRE OUT

OUT

AUDIO 1

AUDIO 2

COAXIAL

Use a digital coaxial cable (not included) to connect your CD player to the AV
Receiver’s AV 3 COAXIAL(CD) jack, as shown.

5

Connecting your USB storage device or iPod

AV Receiver

YPAO MIC

PHONES

SILENT

CINEMA

MEMORY

PRESET

FM AM

INFO

BD

DVD

TONE

CONTROL

INPUT

TUNING

SCENE

CD

TV

RADIO

STRAIGHT

PROGRAM

AUDIO

VOLUME

AUX

VIDEO

VIDEO

5V 1A

iPod

Position the speakers as shown.
See the owner’s manuals for more
information on installing the
speakers.

3

Surround
left

Preparing the cables and speakers

Surround
right

Center speaker

Front, surround
speakers

• Cut the included speaker cable to suitable lengths for the front, center, and surround
speakers. You need to make five cables altogether. Remove about 10 mm (3/8 in.) of
insulation from the end of each cable, and then twist the bare strands tightly.

• Connect the speaker cables to the front speakers ( ), surround speakers ( ), and center
speaker ( ). Make sure you connect the speakers with the correct polarity—positive (+)
terminals to positive (+) terminals, and negative (–) terminals to negative (–) terminals.

7

Subwoofer
cable

SUBWOOFER
PRE OUT

Use the included subwoofer cable ( ) to connect the Subwoofer’s INPUT jack to the
AV Receiver’s SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jack.

Connecting the antennas

AV Receiver

ARC

(

)

BD/DVD

OUT

HDMI

HDMI 2 HDMI 3

HDMI 1

COMPONENT

VIDEO

P

R

P

R

P

B

P

B

Y

Y

MONITOR OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO

VIDEO

COAXIAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

OPTICAL

(CD)

(

)

TV

OUT

AV 3

AV 4

AV 5

AV 2

AV 1

ANTENNA

HDMI 4

FM

AM

75

SPEAKERS

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

MONITOR OUT

AV

AUDIO

SUBWOOFER
PRE OUT

OUT

AUDIO 1

AUDIO 2

Connecting the AM loop antenna

Press and
hold Insert Release

AM loop antenna

Connect the AM loop antenna ( ) and indoor FM antenna ( ) to the AV Receiver,
as shown. See the owner’s manuals for more information about connecting antennas.

ANTENNA

AM

FM

75

Indoor FM
antenna

AV Receiver

ARC

(

)

BD/DVD

OUT

HDMI

HDMI 2 HDMI 3

HDMI 1

COMPONENT

VIDEO

P

R

P

R

P

B

P

B

Y

Y

MONITOR OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO

VIDEO

COAXIAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

OPTICAL

(CD)

(

AV 3

AV 4

AV 2

AV 1

ANTENNA

FM

AM

HDMI 4

MONITOR OUT

AV

)
TV

OUT

AUDIO 1

AV 5

AUDIO 2

SPEAKERS

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

AUDIO

SUBWOOFER
PRE OUT

OUT

TV

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

(CD)

(

)

TV

AV 4AV 3 AV 5

AUDIO OUTPUT

Your TV supports the Audio Return Channel function and HDMI Control
function

• If your TV supports ARC (Audio Return Channel), this connection is
unnecessary.

• The Audio Return Channel is required the setting of HDMI function of the AV
Receiver before use.

• For the connections and settings, refer to “Connection Method 1 (HDMI
Control/ARC-compatible TV)” (See HTR-3066 Owner's Manual).

USB storage device

Connect a USB storage device or a USB cable supplied with the iPod to the AV Receiver's
USB jack (on the front panel), as shown.

Almost Finished

• Connect the AV Receiver, Subwoofer, and your other AV components to suitable AC outlets.

• Turn on the AV Receiver first, then the Subwoofer and your other AV components.

• Install the batteries in the AV Receiver’s remote control.

• The optimum crossover frequency setting on the AV receiver is 150–160 Hz.

• See the relevant owner’s manuals for full operating instructions.

Time to enjoy your Yamaha Home Theater Package!

Now, relax and enjoy the great sound of your Yamaha Home Theater Package.